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

• forever
• always
• permanently
• eternally

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

Cider Palazzo Pants Hailing from the brand that’s perpetually all over your Instagram, these Cider palazzo pants are lounge-worthy yet elegant enough to wear to the office. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025

And to be fair, the sidewalks of New York City are perpetually chaotic. —Brent Lang, Variety, 30 July 2025

Medical science is a rapidly evolving field with a perpetually expanding sea of knowledge, especially as research and development across the fields of disease, therapeutics and human sciences continue to grow. —Forbes.com, 28 July 2025

Heat comparison: The perpetually middling Bulls added Okoro, and they are immersed in a financial staredown with Giddey. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above