chronically en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɹɑ.nɪk.li/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English chronic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.
Meanings
- In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
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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 lessen the embarrassment for England, their departing manager and a set of players who chronically under-performed after Wayne Rooney’s early penalty.
2016 June 27, Daniel Taylor, “England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016”, in The Guardian, London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chronically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chronically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heterochronically · chronically online
Translations (8)
fr chroniquement (in a chronic manner) · ru хронически (in a chronic manner) · es crónicamente (in a chronic manner) · it cronicamente (in a chronic manner) · pt cronicamente (in a chronic manner) · sv kroniskt (in a chronic manner) · ca crònicament (in a chronic manner) · gl cronicamente (in a chronic manner)