permanently
B1Meanings
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1
adv
for a long time without essential change
I am permanently disabled.
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adv
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.
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adv
Forever.
Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]
Etymology
From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly.
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