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chronically

American  
[kron-ik-lee] / ˈkrɒn ɪk li /

adverb

  1. happening constantly or habitually.

    Nationally, millions of students are chronically absent every year.

  2. happening or recurring over an extended period of time (opposed toacutely ).

    Monitoring is especially helpful for chronically ill patients wishing to avoid costly hospital stays.

    Close to 900 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished.

Other Word Forms

  • nonchronically adverb
  • subchronically adverb
  • unchronically adverb

Etymology

Origin of chronically

chronic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

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