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chronically

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chron·ic  (krnk)
adj.
1. Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems.
2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.
3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.

[French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos, of time, from khronos, time.]

chroni·cal·ly adv.
chro·nici·ty (kr-ns-t) n.
Synonyms: chronic, confirmed, habitual, inveterate
These adjectives mean having long had a habit or a disease: a chronic complainer; a confirmed alcoholic; a habitual cheat; an inveterate smoker.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.chronically - in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically"
2.chronically - in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; "chronically ill persons"
acutely - having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus"
Translations
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪkəlɪ] ADV to be chronically sicksufrir una enfermedad crónica
beer is chronically scarcehay una escasez permanente de cerveza
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪkli] adv
(= for a long time) to be chronically ill → souffrir de maladie chronique
to be chronically depressed → souffrir de dépression chronique
(= terribly) [underfunded, understaffed] → terriblement
(= constantly) [late, tired] → constamment
chronic fatigue syndrome n (= ME) → syndrome m de fatigue chronique
chronically
adv ill, depressed, underfunded, overcrowdedchronisch
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪklɪ] advin modo cronico, cronicamente
he is chronically sick → è un malato cronico
a hospital that is chronically short of finance → un ospedale affetto da una cronica mancanza di fondi


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Silent, slow, and solemn; bowing over still further his chronically broken back, he toiled away, as if toil were life itself, and the heavy beating of his hammer the heavy beating of his heart.
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