perpetually

adverb

per·​pet·​u·​al·​ly pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē How to pronounce perpetually (audio)
-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.

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
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All this feels like positive progress, though only bad news is fit to print in the perpetually negative Western media. Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 San Diego Union-Tribune On Sunday, the standouts included Texas blues, funk and soul dynamo Gary Clark, Jr., the energetically rocking Denver band The Fray, and the perpetually buoyant singer-songwriter Mraz, who has been a San Diego County resident since 1999. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 The uncertain fate of the beloved children’s series reached a depressing turning point when a LinkedIn post claimed that Elmo, who is perpetually three years old, lost his job. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025 The constant stream of worksheets, drawings, and crafts is great for encouraging creativity and hand-eye coordination, but every surface in our house is perpetually cluttered. Adrienne So, Wired News, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for perpetually

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of perpetually was in the 14th century

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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetually. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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