perpetually

American  

[per-pech-oo-uh-lee] / pərˈpɛtʃ u ə li /

adverb

1. forever or for an indefinitely long time.

   It is best to think of any software licensed in this way as perpetually licensed.

   We seem to be locked perpetually in the past.

2. without intermission or interruption; continually.

   The library received five more laptops to relieve the pressure on their perpetually busy media loan desk.

3. with continued recurrence; regularly or repeatedly: I'm the girl who loses pens constantly, forgets about quizzes in math, and is perpetually late.

   The city’s public schools, particularly in working-class neighborhoods, are perpetually understaffed.

   I'm the girl who loses pens constantly, forgets about quizzes in math, and is perpetually late.

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Other Word Forms

• nonperpetually adverb
• quasi-perpetually adverb

Etymology

Origin of perpetually

perpetual ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

On its highest setting, the throw reached about 90 degrees which was enough to stay comfortable on the sofa in a perpetually chilly family room.

From The Wall Street Journal

And in many regions, the water people are using perpetually outstrips the supply year after year, effectively breaking the budget.

From Los Angeles Times

To address the hollowing under her eyes that she felt made her look perpetually exhausted, the Dallas pharmaceutical sales rep tried countless creams, as well as noninvasive treatments like Ultherapy, Thermage and PRP injections.

From The Wall Street Journal

Quantum is an area that is perpetually five to 10 years away, and that has been the case for the past 15 years.

From Barron's

There's a sense of unease bubbling under this gentle indie rock song, as though singer Karly Hartzman is perpetually on the brink of divulging an uncomfortable truth.

From BBC

Related Words

• constantly
• endlessly