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perpetually

adverb

  1. going on forever
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/ / /pəˈpɛtjʊəli/ / /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.

  1. Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.

    For whiche offence oure holy fader the pope enioyned hym to make hym to be prayed for perpetually / ⁊ lyke as he had done too be taken frome hym his naturall lyfe therfore he ſholde do foũde four tapers to brẽne perpetually about his body yͭ for yͤ extynccõn of his bodely lyf his ſoule may euer be remẽbred ⁊ lyf in heuẽ in ſpyrytuall lyfe

    Now her work dropped on her knee, and her book fell from her hand; she was perpetually seeking excuses for change of place; and the change brought added discomfort.