[0832] chronic

[보카길라잡이]

adj.

1. Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems.
2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.
3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.

chronic

adj 1: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: acute]

2: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: confirmed, habitual, inveterate(a)]

Synonyms: chronic, confirmed, habitual, inveterate
These adjectives mean having long had a habit or a disease: a chronic complainer; a confirmed alcoholic; a habitual cheat; an inveterate smoker.

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<참고> chron(=time)

-  chronicle

n : a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: history, account, story]

v : record in chronological order; make a historical record

-  synchronized

adj : operating in unison; "the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings" [syn: synchronised]

<유의> clone

n 1: a person who is almost identical to another [syn: ringer, dead ringer]

2: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction [syn: clon]

3: an unauthorized copy or imitation [syn: knockoff] v : make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays"

[고냉이짱]

chronic 상습적인, 만성적인, 오래끄는.