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everlastingly

C2
adverb

Pronunciation

UK

  • /ˌɛvəlˈɑːstɪŋli/

US

  • /ˌɛvərlˈæstɪŋli/

Description

To do something everlastingly can mean doing it forever, without end. In that sense, it has a poetic, old-fashioned feel. You might see it in writing about love, faith, memory, or anything meant to last for all time.

But the word is also often used in another way: to mean constantly, repeatedly, or all the time, sometimes with a note of annoyance. Someone might complain that a neighbor is everlastingly playing loud music, or that a machine is everlastingly breaking down. So the word can point either to endless time or to something that keeps happening over and over.

Examples

  1. 1

    Gratitude

    I will be everlastingly grateful for everything you did for us.

  2. 2

    Annoyed habit

    He's everlastingly complaining about how tired he is.

    • Usage

      everlastingly + verb

      constantly, often with an annoyed tone

  3. 3

    Hymn language

    In the old hymn, the soul is described as living everlastingly.

    • Usage

      This use is formal or literary.

Forms and spellings

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Main spelling

  • everlastinglyadverb