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ENDLESSLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Continuing forever without end

Example:

there are infinitely many possibilities

Synonyms:

endlessly; infinitely

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

endless (having no known beginning and presumably no end)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With unflagging resolve

Example:

dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste

Synonyms:

ceaselessly; continuously; endlessly; incessantly; unceasingly; unendingly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

endless (having no known beginning and presumably no end)

Sense 3

Meaning:

All the time; seemingly without stopping

Example:

her nagging went on endlessly

Synonyms:

endlessly; interminably

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

endless (tiresomely long; seemingly without end)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds

Example:

the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly

Classified under:

Adverbs

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