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

And while the Pistons are perpetually one of the NBA’s worst teams, they are known to be a physical defense. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024

In vitro fertilization typically requires the artificial fertilization of multiple human embryos, some of which are often then perpetually frozen or destroyed. —Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 13 June 2024

Out was about being in touch with your darker emotions; the perpetually sunny Joy had to learn to work with Sadness, realizing that her presence was a necessary part of life. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024

The film, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, went on to gross $47 million and endure perpetually as one of the titles routinely mentioned as among the scariest movies of all time. —Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above