perennially

American  

[puh-ren-ee-uh-lee] / pəˈrɛn i ə li /

adverb

1. 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.

2. year after year, without needing to be replanted.

   Chives are a member of the onion (allium) family and grow perennially.

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Etymology

Origin of perennially

perennial ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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

Following his downfall, all subsequent presidents of Venezuela have been mired in corruption, most famously former President Carlos Andrés Pérez who perennially asked when negotiating public infrastructure projects: “Y cómo quedo yo?”

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

In Imogen Poots, who plays Lidia from high school through motherhood, Stewart gets a career-best turn from this perennially underappreciated British actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Bismarck has changed a lot; it feels more corporate and less personal — as well as perennially under construction.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

They were inside, here and now—safely inside with the fine weather, the perennially blue sky.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley