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chronic

adjective

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
C
Contains
HR
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

    “chronic indigestion”

adjective

  1. habitual

    “a chronic smoker”

adjective

  1. persisting for a long time

    “chronic money problems”

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Example Sentences

chronic indigestion
a chronic shortage of funds
a chronic invalid
a chronic smoker
chronic money problems

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