Continual

//kənˈtɪnjuəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Recurring in steady, rapid succession. not-comparable

    "The history of this station is one of continual rebuilding."

  2. 2
    Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption. not-comparable, proscribed
  3. 3
    Forming a continuous series. not-comparable, proscribed
Adjective
  1. 1
    recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series wordnet
  2. 2
    having no interruptions wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
continuousrecurrentrepetitiverunningfrequentageless

Example

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"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.

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