perpetually

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perpetually

/pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/ UK
/pəˈpɛtjʊəli/ UK
/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.

adverb

Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly. For whiche offence oure holy fader the pope enioyned hym to make hym to be prayed for perpetually / ⁊ lyke as he had done too be taken frome hym his naturall lyfe therfore he ſholde do foũde four tapers to brẽne perpetually about his body yͭ for yͤ extynccõn of his bodely lyf his ſoule may euer be r
Similar: ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: constantly, continuously, ever, permanently, continually, always, consistently, incessantly, unceasingly, endlessly, ceaselessly, eternally, forever, persistently, invariably, relentlessly

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adv seeming to never end

Español	perpetuamente
Português	perpetuamente
Français	perpétuellement
Deutsch	ewig
Italiano	perpetuamente
Ελληνικά	αέναα aénaa
Română	perpetuu

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"perpetually." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perpetually. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

perpetually. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perpetually

Chicago

"perpetually." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perpetually.

BibTeX

@misc{perpetually_2026,
  title = {perpetually},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perpetually},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}