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

Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, nicknamed Tiririca by his mother for looking perpetually angry as a child, served four consecutive terms. — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Contrast this dynamic with private technology companies, which are perpetually at war for their survival. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

The purpose is solely education, along with recruiting new watchmakers for an industry that is perpetually short on skilled craftspeople. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

The hotel’s second-floor reception area has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beach, a pool table that is perpetually in play, and couches for gathering over morning coffee and evening sips. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above