All 4 Uses of
chronic
in
Catch-22
- He had poor eyesight and chronic sinus trouble, which made war especially exciting for him, since he was in no danger of going overseas.†
Chpt 8 *
- I hate to say this, Yossarian, but you're turning into a chronic complainer.'†
Chpt 12
- He was handsome and unattractive, a swashbuckling, beefy, conceited man who was putting on fat and was tormented chronically by prolonged seizures of apprehension.†
Chpt 19
- His chest ached and he coughed chronically.†
Chpt 32
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.