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

And since his music is generally positive, uplifting and family-friendly, he’s perennially in heavy rotation in retail settings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 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

Furnished with couches left behind by previous generations of Culver Creek students, the TV room had the musty air of dust and mildew—and, perhaps for that reason, was almost perennially unoccupied.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green