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[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uh-lee ] / kənˈtɪn yu ə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR continually ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbvery often; at regular or frequent intervals; habitually. without cessation or intermission; unceasingly; always. Origin of continuallyFirst recorded in 1175–1225, continually is from the Middle English word continuelli, continueliche. See continual, -ly words often confused with continuallySee continual. Words nearby continuallycontingent beneficiary, contingent fee, contingent liability, contingent worker, continual, continually, continuance, continuant, continuate, continuation, continuation school Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for continuallyLack of elaboration is a virus that continually infects the book, sometimes having a sickening effect on the reader. Cornel West’s Disappointing Decline|David Masciotra|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was said to have been "continually drunk for five years" at the court of Charles II in the 1670s. The Secrets of Britain’s Wildest Aristocrats|Tom Sykes|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST So why are we continually inundated with images and hate speech perpetuating this harmful lie? Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché?|Jay Parini|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a result, he continually overpromises and under-delivers. Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With surveillance footage yielding more and more details, police say the search area is continually expanding. Person of Interest Identified in Disappearance of UVA Student Hannah Graham|Julia Horowitz|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST They hired a small gasoline launch, that was continually getting out of order, and stopping out in the middle of the lake. The Eight-Oared Victors|Lester Chadwick The authorities in England were continually clamoring for products to supplement the tobacco exports. Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699|Lyman Carrier In the memorable events which followed this rumour, the Duke of Perth continually shared. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson He paddled along steadily, making slow but sure progress toward the goal on which his eyes were continually fixed. The Iron Boys on the Ore Boats|James R. Mears Wonders such as these continually present themselves to us, both in the world at large and in the lives of individuals. Modern Skepticism|C. J. Ellicott
Words related to continuallyregularly, constantly, frequently, continuously, unceasingly |