incessantly

adverb

in·​ces·​sant·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce incessantly (audio)
: in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually
talking incessantly
… still lived at home with his mother, who pestered him incessantly to get married …Walter Karp

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

she incessantly made the same suggestion for a Roman theme whenever anyone mentioned holding a party
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The show resists the temptation, to which so many of its peers have caved, to incessantly reference characters, objects, or plot points from its mother IP. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025 There is hearty applause for the two teams and whenever this happens, a small dog incessantly barks. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 She is reminded of her sin by an incessantly cooing dove; Dvořak represents it with a spooky warbling in the woodwinds. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 In summary, the two stars finally came to blows, verbally, after a season that saw Whitfield and Hassan clash incessantly. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incessantly

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incessantly was in the 15th century

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“Incessantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incessantly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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