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Webster 1913 Edition


Eternally

E-ter′nal-ly

,
adv.
In an eternal manner.
That which is morally good or evil at any time or in any case, must be also
eternally
and unchangeably so.
South.
Where western gales
eternally
reside.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eternally

ETER'NALLY

,
adv.
Without beginning or end of duration, or without end only.
1.
Unchangeably; invariably; at all times.
That which is morally good must be eternally and unchangeably so.
2.
Perpetually; without intermission; at all times.
Where western gales eternally reside.

Definition 2024


eternally

eternally

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Adverb

eternally (not comparable)

  1. For eternity; forever.
    I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance.
  2. Unceasingly, recurringly.
    • 1908, W. B. M. Ferguson, chapter 1, in Zollenstein:
      The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.

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