per·pet·u·al·ly
| \ pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē
, -chə-lē; -ˈpech-wə-lē \
, -chə-lē; -ˈpech-wə-lē \
Definition of perpetually
: 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.
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetually. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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