• Constantly

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’nstÉ™ntli/

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    Origin

    From constant + -ly.

    Full definition of constantly

    Adverb

    constantly

    1. (archaic) With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully.
      • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.iv.1:Agrippa and the rest of his weeping friends earnestly besought him ... not to offer violence unto himself, ‘with a settled resolution he desired again they would approve of his good intent, and not seek to dehort him from it’; and so constantly died.
    2. In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
    3. (frequency) Recurring regularly.I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets.
    4. In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.

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