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

But how has Tekken managed to stay on top amid a perpetually shifting gaming landscape? —Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025

The ground beneath our feet is perpetually shifting. —Alissa Quart, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025

Both Egypt and Jordan have perpetually struggling economies. —Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025

Having a cellphone on you can sometimes seem like being perpetually on hold. —R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above