continuously

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English continuous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English continuously From continuous + -ly.

1. Without pause.

   “The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.”

   “In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.”