Word
incessantly
Phoneticsin·ces·sant·ly
US/ˌɪnˈsɛsəntɫi/
UK/ɪnsˈɛsəntli/
Definition
adv. happening all the time and without stopping. You use this to describe something that is very annoying because it never ends.
adv. occurring continuously and without interruption. Often carries a negative connotation of being tiresome or oppressive.
Examples
“The rain fell incessantly for three days.”
“The loud construction noise from the next street continued incessantly throughout the night, making it impossible to sleep.”
Examples
simple
“The rain fell incessantly for three days.”
contextual
“The loud construction noise from the next street continued incessantly throughout the night, making it impossible to sleep.”
Real-World Examples
“Soon.”
When that day didn’t come, Lines grew distressed, reportedly “incessantly” using ChatGPT and losing sleep.” Etymology
From incessant + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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