perpetually
Syllables: per·pet·u·al·ly/pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/US/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/
perpetually adverb: seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
Adverb
perpetually
- 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...[1502], Chronycle of Englonde, [London]: [Wynkyn de Worde], →OCLC
- Now her work dropped on her knee, and her book fell from her hand; she was perpetually seeking excuses for change of place; and the change brought added discomfort.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A First Disappointment”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 268–269
- Synonyms:
- ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop
perpetually meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
perpetually in Hindi
- perpetually, continually
- सदा sadā
perpetually in Tamil
- நித்தம், சந்ததம், நிச்சம், சதா, நித்தலும்
perpetually in Urdu
- perpetually, continually
- سدا sadā
- perpetually
- نتیہ nitya
perpetually in Malayalam
- എന്നെന്നേക്കുമായി, എപ്പോഴും, എല്ലാ കാലവും, നിത്യമായി
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- perpetually in Punjabi
- ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ hameśā, ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾਂ hameśā̃, ਹਮੇਸ਼ hameś, ਸਦਾ sadā
Examples of perpetually in a sentence
- The Romani are perpetually peregrine people.
- Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.
- The dress implies that the Queen is a virgin, but also a perpetually unbedded bride.
Synonyms of perpetually
Origin of perpetually
From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.
Questions about perpetually
- What does perpetually mean?
- Perpetually means seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
- What is perpetually in Hindi?
- Perpetually in Hindi is सदा (sadā). See Perpetually meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is perpetually?
- Perpetually is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce perpetually?
- Perpetually is pronounced /pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/ (UK).
Words near perpetually in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: perpetually (page history and authors); सदा (Hindi) (page history and authors); perpetually (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سدا (Urdu) (page history and authors); perpetually (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸਦਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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