ceaselessly C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsiːzləsli/ See IPA manual Freq #49959 Meanings 1 adv Without ever stopping or pausing. The factory machines hummed ceaselessly through the day and night. 2 adv With tireless, determined effort. Despite the opposition, they worked ceaselessly to fix the problems. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · without ever stopping or... constantlycontinuallycontinuouslyendlesslyincessantly 2 adv · with tireless, determined... incessantly Etymology AI details From ceaseless + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ceaselessly **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsiːzləsli/ **Frequency rank:** 49959 ## Meanings 1. Without ever stopping or pausing. 2. With tireless, determined effort. ## Examples - The factory machines hummed ceaselessly through the day and night. - Despite the opposition, they worked ceaselessly to fix the problems. ## Etymology From ceaseless + -ly. ## AI Etymology Ceaselessly is from ceaseless + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean without ever stopping or pausing, or with tireless, determined effort. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown