chronic
/ˈkrɑn·ɪk/ adjDefinition
› (esp. of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time: Mr. George is resigning because of chronic heart disease. There is a chronic shortage of teachers. chronically /ˈkrɑn·ɪk·li/ adv › The hospital provides care to chronically ill patients for as long as they need it.
(Definition of chronic adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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