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

Map out revenue producing divisions by their profit and loss numbers, evaluate direct margins for the division, identify the weakest division that perpetually makes little or no direct margin and sacrifice them. —Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

While that scuffle wasn’t entirely uncommon for the perpetually clashing Gallaghers, the incident ended with Oasis breaking up indefinitely. —Paula Mejía, Vulture, 5 July 2025

Reyes, one of their key offseason signings, is perpetually injured; Christopher McVey steps in. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025

As Black History Month closes, stories like Bragg's are essential to remember perpetually. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above