incessantly

adverb

in·​ces·​sant·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce incessantly (audio)
: in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually
talking incessantly
… still lived at home with his mother, who pestered him incessantly to get married …Walter Karp

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

she incessantly made the same suggestion for a Roman theme whenever anyone mentioned holding a party
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However, even though women's alliances are, in actuality, extremely rare on Survivor, that has never stopped men from worrying incessantly about them. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 This behavior can cause concern, however, if done incessantly, Alt says. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 Before doesn’t seem to know what it’s supposed to be about, aside from the obvious but incessantly repeated idea that trauma warps people. Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 When the band wasn’t touring, Eddie hunkered down in his home studio for weeks at time, drinking heavily and smoking cigarettes incessantly — overwhelmed, Alex writes, by the burden of being called the greatest guitarist on the planet. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incessantly 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incessantly was in the 15th century

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“Incessantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incessantly. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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