eternally

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal + -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈtɜː.nə.li/, /ɪˈtɜːn.li/
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  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˈtɝ.nə.li/, /iˈtɝ.nə.li/
  • (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈtɜːn.li/

Adverb

eternally (not comparable)

  1. For eternity; forever.
    I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.
  2. Unceasingly, recurringly.
    • 1908, W. B. M. Ferguson, chapter 1, in Zollenstein:
      The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • [[eternally collapsing object

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Translations

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From eternal + -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛːtɛrˈnaːliː/, /ɛːˈtɛrnaliː/

Adverb

eternally

  1. In an eternal, endless, or permanent manner.
  2. (rare) In a long-lasting way; non-ephemerally.

Descendants

  • English: eternally
  • Scots: eternally

References

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