continently

[ kon-tn-uhnt-lee ]

adverb

in a continent manner; temperately.

Origin of continently

¹

First recorded in 1520–30; continent + -ly

Words Nearby continently

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How to use continently in a sentence

In Syria dwelt communities of Jewish Essenes, living continently like monks.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
Of these they make mothers—for these alone they will live continently.
Sally Bishop | E. Temple Thurston

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