perpetually

adverb

per·​pet·​u·​al·​ly pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē 

-chə-lē;

-ˈpech-wə-lē

: in a perpetual or continuous manner

A guardroom was established to each side of the prisoner's casemate, in which a lamp burned perpetually.

—Robert Penn Warren

Beta-blockers can make you tired, interfere with circulation (making your hands and feet perpetually cold) …

—Consumer Reports

… the tusks of prehistoric mammoths, which had been preserved in the perpetually frozen soil.

—William C. Ketchum, Jr.

Synonyms

• always
• aye
• ay
• e'er
• eternally
• ever
• everlastingly
• evermore
• forever
• forevermore
• indelibly
• permanently

Examples of perpetually in a Sentence

a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions

the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show

Recent Examples on the Web

Savoring as a Practice In a world perpetually rushing toward the next big thing, savoring is a radical act, particularly for leaders. —Amy Blankson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

Instead, their perpetually awful power play and declining penalty kill were mostly to blame. —Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

Who knows how regular this blues-rock gig will be for the perpetually roaming Murray, but the timing is good. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025

And perpetually troubled Haiti is even more unstable after a catastrophic 2024. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above