eternally

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US /ɪˈtɝ.nə.li/ UK /ɪˈtɜː.nə.li/
adv Freq #14708

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Forever; for all time.

    I shall be eternally grateful for your help.

  2. 2
    adv

    Constantly and in a way that never seems to stop.

    He was eternally complaining about the weather.

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Synonyms
1 adv · forever; for all time. foreverever
2 adv · constantly and in a way... ceaselessly

Etymology

From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal + -ly.

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