incessantly

WOTD - 1 July 2010    

English

Etymology

incessant +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/

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Adverb

incessantly (not comparable)

1. In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

   He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.

   • 1865 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

     "You are old, father William," the young man said,

     "And your hair has become very white;

     And yet you incessantly stand on your head--

     Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

Synonyms

• (in a manner without pause or stop): ceaselessly, continuously, unremittingly

Related terms

• incessant

Translations

in a manner without pause or stop

Armenian: անդադար (hy) (andadar) Old Armenian: անդադար (andadar) Basque: etengabe (eu), etenik gabe (eu) Chinese: Mandarin: 不斷 (cmn), 不断 (cmn) (bùduàn), 不止 (cmn) (bùzhǐ), 不迭 (cmn) (bùdié) Esperanto: senĉese (eo) Finnish: herkeämättä (fi) French: sans cesse  (fr)

German: ständig (de), immerzu (de), fortwährend (de), unaufhörlich (de) Italian: incessantemente (it) Japanese: 引っ切り無し (ja) (ひっきりなしに, hikkarinashi) Norwegian: ustanselig (no) Russian: беспрестанно (ru) (besprestánno), непрерывно (ru) (neprerývno), постоянно (ru), бесконечно (ru) Scottish Gaelic: daonnan (gd), an còmhnaidh, gu sìor (gd) Spanish: incesantemente (es), sin cesar (es)