perpetually

Adverb
US[per-pech-oo-uh-lee]/pɚˈpɛtʃuəli/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adverb (2)

  1. everlastingly; for all time“rays … streaming perpetually from the sun — Stuart Chase”From perpetual
  2. invariably“the world is constantly changing”Synonyms: constantlyalwaysforeverincessantlyFrom incessant
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Per·pet′u·al·ly adverb

In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually.

The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of standard for language.— Jonathan Swift

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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