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 of perpetually

• 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

As Amodei warned this week, AI may yet be positioned to inflict maximum damage on a hapless and perpetually distracted human race. —Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

Filled to the brim with slow-burning dread, The Invitation marked a welcome return to indie filmmaking for director Karyn Kusama, previously known for Girlfight (2000), Aeon Flux (2005), and the perpetually misunderstood Jennifer's Body (2009). —Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026

The Games seem to be perpetually expanding. —Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

Farmers week often brings out the rain, wind and fog in a place most people think of as perpetually sunny and 72. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above