Both Uses of
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Unbroken - adapted for young adults
- Among the POWs was a chronically filthy, ingenious kleptomaniac named Mansfield.†
p. 194.8 *
- As a chronic troublemaker, a failing student, and a suspect Italian, Louie knew he was just the sort of rogue eugenicists would want to cull.†
p. 12.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(chronic) of something bad: lasting a long time or happening repeatedly -- especially in relation to illness
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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.