continually

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con·tin·u·al·ly

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uh-lee]
adverb
1.
very often; at regular or frequent intervals; habitually.
2.
without cessation or intermission; unceasingly; always.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English continuelli, continueliche. See continual, -ly


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Continually has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
Example Sentences
  • The game is continually entertaining, making me laugh regularly and constantly giving me new things to do.
  • If somatic cells could not repair telomeres, he reasoned, their telomeres would continually shrink.
  • Teachers who continually put down their students are lousy teachers.
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continual (kənˈtɪnjʊəl)
 
adj
1.  recurring frequently, esp at regular intervals
2.  occurring without interruption; continuous in time
 
[C14: from Old French continuel, from Latin continuus uninterrupted, from continēre to hold together, contain]
 
 
continu'ality
 
n
 
con'tinualness
 
n
 
con'tinually
 
adv

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