perpetually

adverb

per·​pet·​u·​al·​ly pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē 

-chə-lē;

-ˈpech-wə-lē

: in a perpetual or continuous manner

A guardroom was established to each side of the prisoner's casemate, in which a lamp burned perpetually.

—Robert Penn Warren

Beta-blockers can make you tired, interfere with circulation (making your hands and feet perpetually cold) …

—Consumer Reports

… the tusks of prehistoric mammoths, which had been preserved in the perpetually frozen soil.

—William C. Ketchum, Jr.

Synonyms

• always
• aye
• ay
• e'er
• eternally
• ever
• everlastingly
• evermore
• forever
• forevermore
• indelibly
• permanently

Examples of perpetually in a Sentence

a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions

the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show

Recent Examples on the Web

Tristen, a man perpetually on a mission, tees up a menu that takes aspects of another culture’s cuisine (this time Italian), blends it into his own (i.e., Afro-Caribbean), and creates something entirely new. —Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025

Long stretches of the documentary feature McBride, Joynt and usually McBride’s perpetually anxious campaign manager driving in cars. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025

Instead of settling for bronze, your AI solutions will be perpetually training for gold, consistently delivering robust, lasting, competitive advantages and business outcomes. —George Stelling, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

The proud Braves, a gold-standard franchise, are 2 1/2 games ahead of the last-place and perpetually rebuilding Florida Marlins. —David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above