Definitions
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Word origin
From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, chron- + -ic.
Used in a sentence
“chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life”
“Peer group support is important to displaced homemakers. The Displaced Homemakers' Network has done excellent work in helping women see that their problems do not have to be chronic.”
“Chronic mismanagement in the dugout and in the boardroom has meant the scale of the job now is as big as it has ever been.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Persisting over time”7 letters
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