eternally

adverb

eter·​nal·​ly -ᵊlē 

-ᵊli

1

: throughout eternity : forever

whosoever liveth and believeth in Him shall not die eternally

—Book of Common Prayer

2

: with continual recurrence : constantly

he was eternally in need of money

—Rudyard Kipling

3

: immutably, unalterably

there is such a thing as the eternally right and the unchangeably good

—J. P. Hopps

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from eternal + -ly

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Rhymes for eternally

• externally
• fraternally
• internally
• maternally