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Continually Moderate

Continually has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

seemingly without interruption

"complained continually that there wasn't enough money"

2

In a continual manner; non-stop.

"The rain fell continually throughout the night, never letting up even for a moment."

In plain English: Continually means happening again and again over time, with breaks in between.

"She continually checked her phone to see if she had any new messages."

Example Sentences
"She continually checked her phone to see if she had any new messages." adv
"He continually checks his phone while trying to work." adv
"The rain has been falling continually all morning long." adv
"She was continually interrupted during her presentation." adv
Related Terms

Origin

From continual + -ly.

Rhyming Words
lly ally illy elly olly tilly felly cilly colly dilly nelly gelly pilly dally pelly lally gally jilly mally celly
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