Perpetually
//pəˈpɛtʃʊəli// adv
adv ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
"For whiche offence oure holy fader the pope enioyned hym to make hym to be prayed for perpetually / ⁊ lyke as he had done too be taken frome hym his naturall lyfe therfore he ſholde do foũde four tapers to brẽne perpetually about his body yͭ for yͤ extynccõn of his bodely lyf his ſoule may euer be remẽbred ⁊ lyf in heuẽ in ſpyrytuall lyfe"
Adverb
- 1 invariably wordnet
- 2 everlastingly; for all time wordnet
Example
More examples"Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and eight times out of nine I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities."
Etymology
From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.
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