Both Uses of
chronic
in
This Side of Paradise
- My chronic state.†
Chpt 2.2
- The immediate cause was the serious and probably chronic illness of Tom's mother.†
Chpt 2.2 *
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.