adv
Meaning 1
In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chronically
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: K R AA1 N IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adv
Meaning 2
Extremely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a slowly developing and long lasting manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- chronically ill persons
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: acutely
adverb
Meaning 4
in a habitual and longstanding manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- smoking chronically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inveterate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English chronic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English chronically From chronic + -ally.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: crònicament — in a chronic manner
- Galician: cronicamente — in a chronic manner
- Italian: cronicamente — in a chronic manner
- Portuguese: cronicamente — in a chronic manner
- Russian: хронически (xroničeski) — in a chronic manner
- Spanish: crónicamente — in a chronic manner
- Swedish: kroniskt — in a chronic manner