chronic
Meanings
Plural: chronics
Adjective
- being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
- "chronic indigestion"
- "a chronic shortage of funds"
- "a chronic invalid"
Adjective Satellite
- of long duration
- "chronic money problems"
- habitual
- "a chronic smoker"
Adj
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- Inveterate or habitual.
- Very bad, awful.
- Extremely serious.
- Good, great; "wicked".
Noun
- Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- 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.
- A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
Origin / Etymology
From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, chron- + -ic.
Synonyms
abysmal, bad, benj, bhang, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, continuing, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, diuturnal, djamba, doobage, dope, endo, excellent, gage, ganj, ganja, gnarly, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, inveterate, lasting, marihoochie, marijuana, Mary Jane, Mary Joanna, method, mezz, MJ, muggle, mull, pot, prolonged, puff, reefer, sensimilla, sensimillia, shit, splendid, sweetleaf, tea, terrible, Texas tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie
Scrabble Score: 14
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