Chronic \Chron"ic\, a. [L. chronicus, Gr. ? concerning time,
from ? time: cf. F. chronique.]
1. Relating to time; according to time.
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2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.
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Chronic disease, one which is inveterate, of long
continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an
acute disease, which speedly terminates.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chronic
adj 1: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long
suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage
of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: acute]
2: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: confirmed,
habitual, inveterate(a)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "chronic":
abiding, accepted, accustomed, age-long, aged, ancient, antique,
confirmed, constant, continuing, customary, deep-dyed, deep-fixed,
deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, diuturnal,
durable, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, established, evergreen, fast,
fixed, habitual, habituated, hardened, hardy, immutable, implanted,
incorrigible, inculcated, infixed, ingrained, instilled,
intransient, inveterate, irreversible, lasting, lingering,
long-established, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing,
long-term, longeval, longevous, macrobiotic, of long duration,
of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent,
perpetual, persistent, persisting, remaining, rooted, routine,
sempervirent, set, settled, settled in habit, stable, staying,
steadfast, thorough, tough, unfading, vital, wonted
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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