chronically
/ˈkɹɑ.nɪk.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "They have established themselves as the greatest story of Euro 2016 and it feels almost like a trick of the imagination that it is only four years since they were ranked 133rd in the world. That, however, will not lessen the embarrassment for England, their departing manager and a set of players who chronically under-performed after Wayne Rooney’s early penalty."
Etymology
Etymology tree English chronic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English chronically From chronic + -ally.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹɑ.nɪk.li/
Inflected Forms
more chronically (comparative)
most chronically (superlative)