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Meaning:
Adjective:
- of a problem That which continues over an extended period of time, often associated with suffering ("long suffering").
- informal Extremely serious.
- informal Good, great, as in "wicked"
- informal Very bad, awful.
- Inveterate or habitual.
- medicine Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.
- suffering from such affliction
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Noun:
- A chronic one
- 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.
- slang Marijuana, typically of high quality.
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