chronically

In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.

Adverb

  1. In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
  2. Extremely.
    • They have established themselves as the greatest story of Euro 2016 and it feels almost like a trick of the imagination that it is only four years since they were ranked 133rd in the world. That, however, will not...

Origin

Etymology tree English chronic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English chronically From chronic + -ally.

Forms

more chronically most chronically

Derived

chronically online heterochronically