eternally

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eternally

/ɪˈtɜː.nə.li/ UK
/ɪˈtɜːn.li/ UK
/ɪˈtɝ.nə.li/ Canada, US
/iˈtɝ.nə.li/ Canada, US
/ɪˈtɜːn.li/ Australia, UK

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From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal + -ly.

adverb æternally

not comparable For eternity; forever. I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.
Similar: ever
not comparable Unceasingly, recurringly. The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.
Similar: ceaselessly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: everlastingly, evermore, forever, ever, permanently, endlessly, always, perennially, indefinitely, constantly, still, perpetually, unceasingly, interminably, incessantly, infinitely

adverb

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adv forever

Español	eternamente
日本語	永遠に eien ni, 永久に eikyū ni
हिन्दी	सदैव sadaiv
Português	eternamente
Français	éternellement
Deutsch	ewig
Italiano	eternamente
Ελληνικά	αιώνια aiónia, παντοτινά pantotiná
Русский	ве́чно véčno

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Chicago

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@misc{eternally_2026,
  title = {eternally},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eternally},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}