continuously

adverbattested in dialogue

//kənˈtɪnjuəsli//

Without pause.

adverb

1
Without pause.
The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.
She drove continuously for two hours.
In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and bleating continuously.
George C. Edler (1889-1987) of Bethesda, MD kept a handwritten diary continuously from 20 Sep 1909, a total of 78 years.

Etymology

Etymology tree English continuous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English continuously From continuous + -ly.

continuing · A continuation.continuity · Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being…continuous · Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

continuously · Without pause.

continuum · A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably…contraband · Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.contract · An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a…

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