chronically
adv. manneradv. in a way that lasts for a long time or keeps coming back. It often describes a problem or an illness that does not go away.
adv. persisting over a long duration or recurring frequently. Often describes medical conditions or systemic social issues that resist resolution.
The hospital is chronically short of staff.
Many people in the city are chronically underemployed, working multiple part-time jobs just to pay their rent.
The department has been chronically underfunded for decades, leading to a slow decay of the infrastructure that now requires a massive capital injection to repair.
Typically modifies adjectives or verbs to indicate a persistent state; frequently collocates with negative conditions like 'ill', 'short', or 'underfunded'.
He is chronic ill.He is chronically ill.Learners often use the adjective 'chronic' to modify another adjective, but the adverbial form 'chronically' is required.