chronically

🇺🇸 /ˈkrɑːnɪkli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkrɒnɪkli/
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adverb
R

for a very long time, often with a sickness that is hard to cure

She is chronically ill and needs constant care.

R

in a way that causes problems that last or keep coming back

The area is chronically short of clean water.

translation

adv. for a very long time, often with a sickness that is hard to cure; in a way that causes problems that last or keep coming back