"ceaselessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ceaselessly.wav [US] Forms: more ceaselessly [comparative], most ceaselessly [superlative]
Etymology: ceaseless + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ceaseless|ly}} ceaseless + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} ceaselessly (comparative more ceaselessly, superlative most ceaselessly)
  1. Without ceasing. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: eternally, nonstop, unendingly, continuously Translations (without ceasing): senĉese (Esperanto), ατελείωτα (ateleíota) (Greek), ατέλειωτα (atéleiota) (Greek), yhtäperrää (Ingrian), incessantemente (Italian), bezustannie (Polish), беспреста́нно (besprestánno) (Russian), neustále (Slovak), incesantemente (Spanish), hoài (Vietnamese)

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