incessantly

adverb

in·​ces·​sant·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce incessantly (audio)
: in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually
talking incessantly
… still lived at home with his mother, who pestered him incessantly to get married …Walter Karp

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

she incessantly made the same suggestion for a Roman theme whenever anyone mentioned holding a party
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Jover stood with his arms folded while MacPhee stayed behind Emery and talked incessantly into his collar, where his mic was connected, through an earpiece in discussion with his set-piece analyst. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 Things have been maintained quite well for many years now with allergy shots weekly but a recent trip to the groomer triggered a raw tail that my dog chewed incessantly. Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2024 The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics, from the ongoing furor over President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks to the budget crisis at Chicago’s City Hall and the battle to deep-six the Chicago Public Schools chief. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Boston and New York are bigger, better, and bolder – the places young people aspire to reach and so many others focus on incessantly. Bernard Kavaler, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for incessantly 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incessantly was in the 15th century

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“Incessantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incessantly. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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