permanently
adverbcommon in dialogue
- Canada//ˈpɝ.mə.nənt.li//
- Australia//ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li//
- //ˈpɜː.(ɹ.)mənt.li//
In a permanent manner; lastingly.
adverb
- 1
In a permanent manner; lastingly.
We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
- 2
Forever.
Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]
Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.
Etymology
From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more permanently
- superlative
- most permanently
Perks · A surname.perky · Lively and often cheerful and enthusiastic.permanent · Without end, eternal.
permanently · In a permanent manner; lastingly.
permission · authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from…permit · To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.permitted · Allowed, authorized.