chronically

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US/ˈkɹɑ.nɪk.li/

adverb

In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.

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Meanings

adverbchronically (comparative more chronically, superlative most chronically)

comparative more chronically · superlative most chronically

  1. In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
  2. Extremely.
    1 more example

    They have established themselves as the greatest story of Euro 2016 and it feels almost like a trick of the imagination that it is only four years since they were ranked 133rd in the world. That, however, will not lessen the embarrassment for England, their departing manager and a set of players who chronically under-performed after Wayne Rooney’s early penalty.

    2016 June 27, Daniel Taylor, “England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016”, in The Guardian, London

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a habitual and longstanding manner

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adverbin a slowly developing and long lasting manner

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  2. Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
  3. Latinchronicus
  4. Old Frenchcronike
  5. Englishchronical
  6. Englishchronic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishchronically

From chronic + -ally.

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Translations

Catalan crònicament
  • crònicamentin a chronic manner
French chroniquement
  • chroniquementin a chronic manner
Italian cronicamente
  • cronicamentein a chronic manner
Portuguese cronicamente
  • cronicamentein a chronic manner
Russian хронически
  • хронически (xroničeski)in a chronic manner
Spanish crónicamente
  • crónicamentein a chronic manner
Swedish kroniskt
  • kronisktin a chronic manner
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronically.

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