chronic
adjective
chron·ic
| \ ˈkrä-nik
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Definition of chronic
1a
: continuing or occurring again and again for a long time
chronic indigestion chronic experiments
b
: suffering from a chronic disease
the special needs of chronic patients
2a
: always present or encountered
especially
: constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling
chronic petty warfare chronic meddling in one another's domestic affairs — Amatzia Baram
b
: being such habitually
a chronic grumbler