Chronic

Dictionary Definition:

adjective

1

a

: continuing or occurring again and again for a long time

chronic pain

chronic illness

chronic experiments

 see also chronic disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic wasting disease

b

: being, providing, or requiring long-term medical care (as for a chronic disease)

chronic medical care

the special needs of chronic patients

2

a

: always present or encountered

especially : constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling

chronic petty warfare

… chronic meddling in one another’s domestic affairs …—Amatzia Baram

b

: being such habitually

a chronic grumbler