"chronically" meaning in English

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        "1": "chronic",
        "2": "ally"
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      "expansion": "chronic + -ally",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "chronic + -ally",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chronically",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "–",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Superlative–"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She suffers from chronically low energy levels due to her illness."
        },
        {
          "text": "He has been chronically ill for years."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something happens chronically, it happens many times over a long period of time, especially something not good."
      ],
      "id": "simple-chronically-en-adv-Xi7OLLg5",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "persistently"
        },
        {
          "word": "long-term"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkrɒnɪkli/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chronically"
}

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    "Adverbs",
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  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chronic",
        "2": "ally"
      },
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      "name": "ety-suffix"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "chronic + -ally",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chronically",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Superlative–"
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        {
          "text": "She suffers from chronically low energy levels due to her illness."
        },
        {
          "text": "He has been chronically ill for years."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something happens chronically, it happens many times over a long period of time, especially something not good."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "persistently"
        },
        {
          "word": "long-term"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkrɒnɪkli/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chronically"
}