| 单词 | something chronic |
| 释义 | > as lemmassomething chronic 3. transferred. Continuous, constant. Used colloquially as a vague expression of disapproval: bad, intense, severe, objectionable; also something chronic adverbial phrase, severely, badly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continually engaged in some action continual1462 constant1639 continuando1691 incessant1749 chronic1861 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > inveterate (of habits or attitudes) rootedc1400 infested1536 settled1556 inveterate1563 radicated1631 entrenched1642 radicate1656 ingrained1821 engrained1843 ingrain1852 chronic1861 infibred1879 serial1947 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [adjective] > of inferior quality or value or appearance poorc1300 vile1526 mangya1529 fine1565 palterlya1637 scrubby1754 nice1798 shabby1805 waff-like1808 neat1824 chronic1861 tacky1862 shamblya1937 tatty1940 low-rent1966 scrungy1974 1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. iv. 73 A state of chronic revolution and civil war. 1864 M. B. Smedley Linnet's Trial II. iii. v. 44 Most women have a chronic horror of anything resembling a court of justice. 1871 E. F. Burr Ad Fidem viii. 142 Chronic doubts require chronic relieving. 1886 in J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era (1909) Chronic..Ceaseless, persistent. ‘Oh! Joe's chronic.’ ‘Charley's Aunt's chronic’,—said of a piece that ran perpetually.] 1904 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. 288 Oh, it's chronic 'ere of a Saturday sometimes. 1909 in J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 75/1 ‘Oh, that theatre's chronic’—means that never is a good piece seen there. 1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly ii. 41 It's made my eyes water something chronic. 1915 Scotsman 26 Jan. 5/3 ‘The weather is chronic,’ says a Seaforth Highlander. 1926 ‘J. J. Connington’ Death at Swaythling Court ix. 164 He puts a dash of whisky into the paraldehyde to disguise the taste, which is a chronic one, I can tell you. 1942 L. A. G. Strong Slocombe Dies xv. 67 The men in these parts are something chronic... They won't do anything till some time after we're due to start. < as lemmas |
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