perennially
Americanadverb
-
perpetually, repeatedly, or continually; throughout the year or years.
For our main dish I suggest salmon, which is perennially popular.
Many rural dwellers are not located along perennially flowing river channels.
-
year after year, without needing to be replanted.
Chives are a member of the onion (allium) family and grow perennially.
Etymology
Origin of perennially
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Though not well known and perennially underenforced, this clause provides an important hook for congressional action to safeguard an inclusive, multiracial democracy.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Refineries thus perennially run into the so-called “blend wall,” which is the amount of ethanol that can realistically be blended into the fuel supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Chicken, however, is omnipresent — the quiet overachiever of the protein world, endlessly adaptable and perennially in demand.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
ABC had success in selling out the commercials for the Oscars, which is perennially the most watched non-sports telecast of the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
They were inside, here and now—safely inside with the fine weather, the perennially blue sky.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
