CHRONIC


Meaning of CHRONIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrɔnɪk ]

adj. 1 persisting for a long time (usu. of an illness or a personal or social problem). 2 having a chronic complaint. 3 colloq. disp. habitual, inveterate (a chronic liar). 4 Brit. colloq. very bad; intense, severe. øøchronically adv. chronicity n. [F chronique f. L chronicus (in LL of disease) f. Gk khronikos f. khronos time]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.