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

• always
• aye
• ay
• e'er
• eternally
• ever
• everlastingly
• evermore
• forever
• forevermore
• indelibly
• permanently

Examples of perpetually in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, as Ralph discovers, every hero needs a good sidekick, and Ralph’s is the perpetually glitchy Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) from a racing game. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024

John Scott’s large office extended off the back of the house, and it was perpetually coated in a layer of books and papers. —Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024

MacFarlane, who performed many of the characters (including the hapless Peter, the maniacal baby Stewie and the erudite dog Brian), was joined by Alex Borstein (as faithful wife Lois), Seth Green (socially maladroit son Chris) and Mila Kunis (perpetually scapegoated daughter Meg). —Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

If the musty smell of vintage cardboard record jackets and paper inner sleeves is an intoxicant, Chern, who writes out your purchase by hand on a receipt pad like a record store clerk did at the defunct Spec’s Music in 1978, must be perpetually high. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024

Since its raucous entrance into the space industry more than two decades ago, SpaceX has evolved from a scrappy start-up perpetually near death to a dominant behemoth that has continued to upend the market for space launches by achieving one unheard-of milestone after another. —Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024

Some attribute that slow growth to perennial budgetary restrictions giving Belmopan a perpetually unfinished look. —Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024

Instead of enjoying her unexpected windfall as her perpetually broke ass should have done, Carrie blames the friend who introduced them, international party girl Amalita Amalfi (Carole Davis), for Gilles mistaking her for a call girl. —Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

Hunter Play Short Rain Boots Founded more than 150 years ago in perpetually soggy Scotland, one of the wettest countries in Europe, Hunter Boots brand is the holy grail of Wellington makers. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above