"endlessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛndləsli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-endlessly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more endlessly [comparative], most endlessly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English endelesly, from Old English endelēaslīċe; equivalent to endless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|endelesly}} Middle English endelesly, {{inh|en|ang|endelēaslīċe}} Old English endelēaslīċe, {{af|en|endless|-ly}} endless + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} endlessly (comparative more endlessly, superlative most endlessly)
  1. In an endless manner; continuously without limit. Synonyms: ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop, continuously Related terms: indefinitely Translations (in an endless manner): 不休 (bùxiū) (Chinese Mandarin), 不斷地 (Chinese Mandarin), 不断地 (bùduàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 不已 (bùyǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), senfine (Esperanto), loputtomasti (Finnish), indéfiniment (French), sans fin (French), endlos (German), ατέλειωτα (atéleiota) [neuter, plural] (Greek), seterusnya (Indonesian), otsattomast (Ingrian), infinitamente (Italian), 際限なく (saigen naku) (alt: さいげんなく) (Japanese), bez końca (Polish), bezkreśnie (Polish), nesfârșit (Romanian), бесконе́чно (beskonéčno) (Russian)

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