chronic as an adjective: - 1
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chronic
adjective
1 chronic
Being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering.
Roget 110:
durable;
lasting
etc.
v.;
of long duration,
of long-standing;
permanent,
endless,
chronic,
long-standing;
intransient†,
intransitive;
intransmutable†,
persistent;
lifelong,
livelong;
longeval†,
long-lived,
macrobiotic,
diuturnal†,
evergreen,
perennial;
sempervirent†,
sempervirid†;
unrelenting,
unintermitting†,
unremitting;
perpetual
etc.
112.
lingering,
protracted,
prolonged,
spun out
etc.
v..
long-pending,
long-winded;
slow
etc.
275.
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2 chronic
Of long duration:
— Chronic money problems.
synonym: continuing.
3 chronic
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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