chronic illness; old and sick
Meanings
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chronic illness; persistent disease; old ailment
Refers to a long-standing illness that is difficult to cure and tends to flare up periodically.
As soon as the weather gets cold, my chronic illness flares up.
He contracted this chronic illness when he was young, and it has never been fully cured.
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Being plagued by a chronic illness is truly painful.
This is his chronic condition; even the doctor says there's no cure.
verb
to be old and sickly; to be advanced in years and plagued by illness
Describes a state of being elderly and suffering from various ailments.
I am old and frail, and it's thanks to him that he takes care of me everywhere.
He is now old and sickly, and cannot travel far easily.
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After Father became old and ill, the children took turns caring for him.
Don't let his being old and sick fool you; his spirits are still quite good.