Continual
/kənˈtɪnjuəl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Recurring in steady, rapid succession. not-comparable
"The history of this station is one of continual rebuilding."
- 2 Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption. not-comparable, proscribed
- 3 Forming a continuous series. not-comparable, proscribed
Adjective
- 1 recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series wordnet
- 2 having no interruptions wordnet
Example
More examples"The result is a continual search for food in a changing environment."
Etymology
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.