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Princeton's WordNet

  1. endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, continuouslyadverb

    with unflagging resolve

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

  2. constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantlyadverb

    without interruption

    "the world is constantly changing"

Wiktionary

  1. incessantlyadverb

    In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

    He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Incessantlyadverb

    Without intermission; continually.

    Etymology: from incessant.

    Both his hands most filthy feculent,
    Above the water were on high extent,
    And fain'd to wash themselves incessantly. Fairy Queen.

    Who reads
    Incessantly, and to his reading brings not
    A spirit and judgment equal or superior. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    The Christians, who carried their religion through so many persecutions, were incessantly comforting one another with the example and history of our Saviour and his apostles. Addison.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Incessantlyadverb

    unceasingly; continually

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of incessantly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of incessantly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Edison:

    The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

  2. Johann Kaspar Lavater:

    Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

  3. Georges Bataille:

    Sanity is the lot of those who are most obtuse, for lucidity destroys one's equilibrium: it is unhealthy to honestly endure the labors of the mind which incessantly contradict what they have just established.

  4. Hank Sheinkopf:

    Is there an irony here because he spoke incessantly about the income gap and is now earning from those same people he criticized? Yes it is, should we expect it? Yes, we should because all former presidents do this. He went on the attack against Wall Street and now he’s being fed by those same people he called ‘fat cats’. It’s more hypocritical than ironic.

  5. Alessandra Biaggi:

    The moment that Cynthia Nixon in Democratic primaryBut got into the race, it helped my campaign, because Cynthia Nixon in Democratic primaryBut started talking about the IDC almost incessantly, every day, the IDC, the IDC, the IDC, and for people who didn't know what it was, it gave them the education about what had been going on.

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    the verbal act of urging on
    • A. scalawag
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