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continently

American  
[kon-tn-uhnt-lee] / ˈkɒn tn ənt li /

adverb

  1. in a continent manner; temperately.

Etymology

Origin of continently

First recorded in 1520–30; continent + -ly

Example Sentences

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Of these they make mothers—for these alone they will live continently.

From Project Gutenberg

I wish too that by living continently I could have done, once for all, with this faded pose and this idle making of phrases!

From Project Gutenberg

She lived continently all her life, as both the Grecian and Persian women affirm.

From Project Gutenberg

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