1. in a habitual and longstanding manner; - Example: "smoking chronically" [syn: chronically, inveterate]
2. in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; - Example: "chronically ill persons"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chronically
adv 1: in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking
chronically" [syn: chronically, inveterate]
2: in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; "chronically
ill persons" [ant: acutely]