Chronic vs Sustainable - What's the difference?
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Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=8 (label) Prolonged or slow to heal.
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
Inveterate or habitual.
(label) Very bad, awful.
(label) Extremely serious.
(label) Good, great, as in "wicked".
(slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
(medicine) 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.
Able to be sustained.
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
* 2008 , Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide , ISBN 140221345X, page 174 [http://books.google.com/books?id=O5FyqGQmdpUC&pg=PA174&dq=sustainable]:
* 2008 August–October, Dawn Brighid, "A Taste of Hope", in Organic Gardening , ISSN 1536-108X, volume 55, number 6, page 73 [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22that+sustainable%22]:
* 2010 , , ISBN 9780061718946, page 129 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_-Z6Umuq68EC&pg=PA129&dq=sustainable]:
As adjectives the difference between chronic and sustainable
is that chronic is of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time while sustainable is able to be sustained.As a noun chronic
is (slang) marijuana, typically of high quality.chronic
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Alternative forms
* chronick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}
Antonyms
* (prolonged or slow to heal) acuteNoun
Synonyms
* See alsoReferences
* *sustainable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
- Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
- A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.