chronic
English
/ˈkɹɒnɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- Inveterate or habitual.
- (slang) Very bad, awful.
- (informal) Extremely serious.
- (slang) Good, great; "wicked".
Etymology
Derived from Old French cronike derived from Latin chronicus derived from Ancient Greek χρονικός (of time, of concerning time, temporal).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χρονικός
Gloss
of time, of concerning time, temporal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achronic English
- allochronic English
- chronically English
- chronicity English
- chronicization English
- diachronic English
- diachronical English
- diachronically English
- diachronicity English
- heterochronic English
- heterochronicity English
- mesochronic English
- monochronic English
- monochronically English
- nonchronic English
- nonchronically English
- nondiachronic English
- parachronic English
- prechronic English
- semichronic English
- subchronic English
- subchronically English
- chronica Latin
- chronicus Latin
- krónikus Hungarian
- cronico Italian
- chronisch Dutch, Flemish
- chronique French
- χρονικός Ancient Greek
- χρόνος Ancient Greek
- kronisk Norwegian Bokmål
- chroniczny Polish
- kronisk Norwegian Nynorsk
- chronický Czech
- cronike Old French
- chronique Norman