chronically

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chronic/ˈkrɒnɪk/

▶adjective

• 1 (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

  ■ (of a problem) long-lasting.

  ■ having a bad habit: a chronic liar.

• 2 Brit. informal of a very poor quality.

– derivatives
chronically adverb,
chronicity noun.

– origin ME: from Fr. chronique, via L. from Gk khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.