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Adverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ceaselessly.wav [US] Forms: more ceaselessly [comparative], most ceaselessly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English ceaseless Middle English -ly English -ly English ceaselessly From ceaseless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ceaseless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English ceaseless Middle English -ly English -ly English ceaselessly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ceaselessly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ceaselessly"> From ceaseless + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} ceaselessly (comparative more ceaselessly, superlative most ceaselessly)
  1. Without ceasing. Translations (without ceasing): neustále (Czech), nepřetržitě (Czech), ustavičně (Czech), senĉese (Esperanto), ατελείωτα (ateleíota) (Greek), ατέλειωτα (atéleiota) (Greek), szüntelenül (Hungarian), yhtäperrää (Ingrian), incessantemente (Italian), bezustannie (Polish), беспреста́нно (besprestánno) (Russian), neustále (Slovak), hoài (Vietnamese)
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      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "without ceasing",
      "word": "hoài"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceaselessly"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ceaselessly meaning in All languages combined (6.7kB)

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  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "ceaselessly",
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