Both Uses of
chronic
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- There are marked symptoms of chronic exhibitionism.†
Chpt 15 *
- Being a levelheaded individual who could give points to not a few in point of shrewd observation he also remarked on his very dilapidated hat and slouchy wearing apparel generally testifying to a chronic impecuniosity.†
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(chronic) of something bad: long-lasting or happening all the time -- especially of disease
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, Chronics is a proper noun referring to an Italian pop and punk band.