SINCE 1828
continually
adverb
con·tin·u·al·ly
| \ kən-ˈtin-yü-ə-lē
, -yə-lē\
, -yə-lē\
Definition of continually
: in a continual manner : without stopping or interruption
a security system that runs continually We had endured a series of dark, gloomy, winter days, during which the sun had been continually hidden behind dense, rain clouds.— George Thatcher … I was too thoroughly swept away by this richly imagined and continually surprising novel to be concerned with cute comparisons.— Edan Lepucki They bickered continually, ignoring me as I worked around them.— Paula Fox
: in a constantly repeated manner : over and over
being interrupted continually She would write. I would read and edit, and sometimes shift the wordings, or change phrases or delete things. We would continually refine what was written.— Herbie Hancock
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