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

Many viewers were shocked when the perpetually scowling antihero met an untimely demise in the final season. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025

Stealing a glimpse of the perpetually changing, fleeting, flowing planet. —Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025

Vera is simply a very fine detective who perpetually pushes her often beleaguered team to leave no bank record unchecked, no statement unverified. —Mary McNamara, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2025

Could that surplus be used to acquire pitching, with Lux seemingly perpetually the subject of public trade speculation? —Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above