chronically Definition

chronic
adj

1. Said of a disease or symptoms: long-lasting, usually of gradual onset and often difficult to treat. Compare acute.

Example: chronic pain
Thesaurus: persistent, incessant, protracted, incurable; Antonym: temporary, acute, occasional.
(Brit)
2. colloq
Very bad; severe; grave.
Example: The film was chronic
3. Habitual.

Example: a chronic dieter
Thesaurus: habitual, ingrained, long-lasting, inveterate.

Derivative: chronically
adverb

Derivative: chronicity
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Greek chronikos relating to time.