Chronic

Adjective

 * 1)  That which continues over an extended period of time, often associated with suffering ("long suffering").
 * 2)  Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.
 * 3) suffering from such affliction
 * 4) Inveterate or habitual.
 * 5)  Very bad, awful.
 * 6)  Extremely serious.
 * 7)  Good, great, as in "wicked"

Noun

 * 1) A chronic one
 * 2)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.
 * 3)  A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.

Adverbs for Chronic
avowedly; incurably; unfortunately; finally; obstinately; stubbornly; lingeringly; mildly; firmly; deplorably; grievously; pitiably; indubitably; manifestly; evidently; palpably; obviously; unquestionably; distinctly; plainly; incontrovertibly; unmistakably.

Synonyms for Chronic
persistent, settled, rooted, confirmed, inveterate, constant, established.

Antonyms for Chronic
acute, occasional, temporary.

Thesaurus
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, 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,

Etymology
From chronical: < chronique: <  chronicus: <  undefined: <  χρόνος:.

Adjective

 * Bulgarian: дълготраен, продължителен
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 * Latin: chronicus, chronicum
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 * Bulgarian: хроничен
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 * Bulgarian: привичен
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