unceasingly

American  

[uhn-see-sing-lee] / ʌnˈsi sɪŋ li /

adverb

1. without stopping; continuously.

   As principal, she has worked unceasingly to instill a sense of excellence in students, faculty, and staff.

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Etymology

Origin of unceasingly

unceasing ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

When you do something unceasingly, you do it without stopping. Your dog might bark unceasingly every time you leave the house, keeping it up until you come home again. The adverb unceasingly literally means "without ceasing," or "without stopping." To do something unceasingly also implies that you're pretty determined and focused as well. You might, for example, devote your life to working unceasingly to end child poverty and hunger. Both unceasingly and cease, or "stop," have a Latin root word, cessare, "go slow, be idle, leave off, or give over."

Example Sentences

Here, progressiveness isn’t derived from depicting queer people as singularly, unceasingly good or bad.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

The mayor described the Mac Gabhann family as "unceasingly brave" and said the six-year-old had "moved mountains".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2023

Paul had a foul mouth too, as well as a quick temper, but was unceasingly loyal, down to the youngest production assistant.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2023

“I’ve been unceasingly getting calls and texts 24/7 to the point where my daily life has become difficult,” said Kim Gil-young, a dessert shop owner who has used the number for 10 years.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

And so, although they went without meat in the house, these three must eat meat, and although Wang Lung himself scarcely tasted tobacco, his uncle puffed unceasingly at his pipe.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Related Words

• consistently
• constantly
• ever
• invariably
• regularly
• repeatedly