incessantly

adverb

in·​ces·​sant·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce incessantly (audio)
: in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually
talking incessantly
… still lived at home with his mother, who pestered him incessantly to get married …Walter Karp

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Constant crowds swarmed the mural, incessantly triggering the building’s security light; this led the property’s owner to cover the work with black paint and sell the office space. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024 Director Jonathan Glazer leans heavily on the chilling sounds from inside the camp that echo incessantly as the Höss family build their dream home, which sits on the other side of the concentration camp’s barbed wire fence. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 And people responded − loudly, incessantly and maybe inappropriately. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024 For decades, politicians, mental health professionals and patient advocates have squabbled incessantly over the obvious crisis. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024 She nevertheless has been incessantly questioned about her intent to stay the course. Dylan Wells and Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024 Another shows a tiny orangutan incessantly batting her father’s head with a rope swing. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2024 The rest of the record sees relationships rise and fall like once-great empires reduced to dust, each an individual tragedy set to incessantly hooky choruses. Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024 However, state and local officials have squabbled incessantly over which programs are effective, how money should be divvied up and who should be accountable for results. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incessantly was in the 15th century

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“Incessantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incessantly. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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