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English
Etymology
From continual + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈtɪnjuəli/, /kənˈtɪnjəli/
- Hyphenation: con‧tin‧u‧al‧ly
Adverb
continually (comparative more continually, superlative most continually)
- In a continual manner; non-stop.
- In regular or repeated succession; very often.
2007, George W. Norton, E. A. Heinrichs, Gregory C. Luther, Globalizing Integrated Pest Management: A Participatory Research Process, page 87:Guatemalan snowpea production has continually been harmed by insect and disease infestations.
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Translations
in regular or repeated succession
References
- “continually”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “continually”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.