noun

1. Marijuana, typically of high quality.

2. A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.

3. A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.

adjective

1. Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

   “chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life”

2. Prolonged or slow to heal.

   “chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness”

3. Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.

   “Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition.”

Synonyms: gnarly, splendid, diuturnal, prolonged, abysmal, terrible