"persistently" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: persistent + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|persistent|ly}} persistent + -ly
  1. When something is done persistently, it is done in a persistent manner and does not want to give up.
    Sense id: simple-persistently-en-adv-C5SK1NPS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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