perpetually

adverb

per·​pet·​u·​al·​ly pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē 

-chə-lē;

-ˈpech-wə-lē

: in a perpetual or continuous manner

A guardroom was established to each side of the prisoner's casemate, in which a lamp burned perpetually.

—Robert Penn Warren

Beta-blockers can make you tired, interfere with circulation (making your hands and feet perpetually cold) …

—Consumer Reports

… the tusks of prehistoric mammoths, which had been preserved in the perpetually frozen soil.

—William C. Ketchum, Jr.

Synonyms of perpetually

• forever
• always
• permanently
• eternally

Examples of perpetually in a Sentence

a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions

the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show

Recent Examples on the Web

Before the buzzer could sound, Nikola Jokić took exception to a meaningless late layup from the perpetually trolling Jaden McDaniels and chased him down to kick off a handsy scuffle. —Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

And as someone who’s perpetually running out the door at the last minute, this has saved me from countless hours steaming and one too many fashion mishaps. —Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026

Seattle’s reputation as a perpetually rainy city deserves a little context. —Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026

This means that the moon has a side that is always facing us (the near side) and one that is perpetually facing away (the far side). —Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above