Incessantly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Incessantly is an adverb meaning In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.
Meaning
In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Immediately.
Example Sentences
He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.
There were the tawny rocks, like lions couchant, defying the ocean, whose waves incessantly dashed against and scoured them with vast quantities of gravel.
"You are old, Father William," the young man said, / "And your hair has become very white; / And yet you incessantly stand on your head— / Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
We see the eye subdued, the practised smile, / The word well weighed before it pass the lip, / And know not of the misery within: / Yet there it works incessantly, and fears / The time to come; for time is terrible, / Avenging, and betraying.
Synonyms for incessantly
Depending on context, synonyms include ceaselessly, continuously, unremittingly, consecutively, constantly, continently.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include continuously, unceasingly, endlessly, unendingly, ceaselessly, continuous.
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