perennially

[ puh-ren-ee-uh-lee ]

adverb

1. perpetually, repeatedly, or continually; throughout the year or years:

   For our main dish I suggest salmon, which is perennially popular.

   Many rural dwellers are not located along perennially flowing river channels.

2. year after year, without needing to be replanted:

   Chives are a member of the onion (allium) family and grow perennially.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perennially¹

perennial ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

As sheriff, he came under fire from some progressives who said he didn’t do enough to change the perennially troubled department.

From Los Angeles Times

The Lone Star State seems perennially just out of reach for Democrats, raising their hopes only to resoundingly dash them on election day.

From BBC

The big question going into his face-off with Kamala Harris was which iteration of the perennially aggrieved, perpetually prevaricating ex-president would show up.

From Los Angeles Times

The perennially under-construction compound, with its “oleander … and old milk cartons … R. Crumb comics, empty tea and coffee mugs, and ashtrays,” was often inhabited, Moon writes, by naked strangers “cavorting or making candles.”

From Los Angeles Times

Obviously aperitivo drinks, like the perennially popular Aperol spritz, had gained huge traction in the United States and elsewhere globally, but Ferrari didn’t see this particular style of snacking growing along with it.

From Salon