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The correct spelling is chronic.
How to pronounce chronic
/ˈkɹɒnɪk/
nounIPA: /ˈkɹɒnɪk/
Say it like: Chr-oni-c
The correct spelling is chronic. Marijuana, typically of high quality. For example: "chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life"
Usage Examples
“chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life”
“chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness”
“Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- 2.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.
- 3.A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
adjective
- 1.Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- 2.Prolonged or slow to heal.
- 3.Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- 4.Inveterate or habitual.
- 5.Very bad, awful.
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