continually

== English == === Etymology === From continual + -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɪnjuəli/, /kənˈtɪnjəli/ Hyphenation: con‧tin‧u‧al‧ly === Adverb === continually (comparative more continually, superlative most continually) In regular or repeated succession; very often. (sometimes proscribed) In a continuous manner; non-stop. ==== Usage notes ==== According to Garner's Modern English Usage, continually and continuously mean different things. Continually means that something happens regularly but in discrete bursts ("The municipality continually issued boil-water advisories at a rate of almost once a month"), while continuously means that something is happening at a constant and uninterrupted rate ("The lava has continuously erupted from the volcano for a week; it has not stopped erupting even for one second"). Garner offers this mnemonic: imagine that the -ous of continuous stands for "one uninterrupted sequence". ==== Synonyms ==== (in regular or repeated succession): time and again, little by little, momently, at every turn; see also Thesaurus:gradually or Thesaurus:sequentially (in a continuous manner): ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop; see also Thesaurus:continuously ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “continually”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “continually”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.