adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 repeated many times in a way that is annoying:
continual complaints / interruptions * Prisoners' families face continual harassment and attack.
2 continuing without interruption
SYNCONTINUOUS:
He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. * We lived in continual fear of being discovered. * Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. * She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness. -< CONTINUOUS
continually adverb:
They argue continually about money. * the need to adapt to new and continually changing circumstances * New products are continually being developed.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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