different between chronic vs phosphorism

English

Alternative forms

• chronick (obsolete)

Etymology

From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (khronikós, “of time”), from ?????? (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

chronic (comparative more chronic, superlative most chronic)

1. Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
   • 1980, Ruth Harriet Jacobs, Integrating Displaced Homemakers into the Economy (page 14)

     Peer group support is important to displaced homemakers. The Displaced Homemakers' Network has done excellent work in helping women see that their problems do not have to be chronic.
2. (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.

3. Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.

4. Inveterate or habitual.

5. (slang) Very bad, awful.

6. (informal) Extremely serious.

7. (slang) Good, great; "wicked".

Synonyms

• (that continues over an extended period of time): diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
• (very bad, awful): abysmal, terrible; see also Thesaurus:bad
• (good, great): gnarly, splendid; see also Thesaurus:excellent

Antonyms

• (prolonged or slow to heal): acute, transient

Translations

Noun

chronic (countable and uncountable, plural chronics)

1. (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
2. (medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
3. A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:marijuana

References

• chronic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “chronic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Interlingua

Adjective

chronic (not comparable)

1. chronic

English

Etymology

phosphor +? -ism

Noun

phosphorism

1. chronic phosphorus poisoning

Translations