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chronic

The correct spelling is chronic.

How to pronounce chronic

/ˈkɹɒnɪk/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Marijuana, typically of high quality.
  2. 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. 3.A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.

adjective

  1. 1.Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
  2. 2.Prolonged or slow to heal.
  3. 3.Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
  4. 4.Inveterate or habitual.
  5. 5.Very bad, awful.

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