Chronic Illness
Adjective
chronic (comparative more chronic, superlative most chronic)
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time. quotations ▼
chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life
- (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition.
- Inveterate or habitual.
He's a chronic smoker.
That concert was chronic.
They left him in a chronic condition.
That was cool, chronic in fact.
Synonyms
- (that continues over an extended period of time): diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
- (very bad, awful): abysmal, terrible; see also Thesaurus:bad
- (good, great): gnarly, splendid; see also Thesaurus:excellent