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Definition of Incessantly

1. Adverb. 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"

Definition of Incessantly

1. adv. Unceasingly; continually.

Definition of Incessantly

1. Adverb. In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing. ¹

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Definition of Incessantly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incessantly

Literary usage of Incessantly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François), M. Guizot, William Hazlitt (1856)
"State of royalty after the reign of Saint Louis—In right it was neither absolute nor limited—In fact, incessantly combated, and yet far superior to every ..."

2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"At the same time he incessantly plied both his immediate superiors and the headquarter staff of the army with advice and suggestions. ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... incessantly hovered round the army ; every straggler was intercepted, every detachment was attacked, and the valiant Hormisdas escaped with some ..."

4. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1838)
"Our army had blockaded Boston : we labored incessantly through the night of the 16th June, '75, to fortify our position on the summit which completely ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The evangelization of this new diocese was then entrusted to twelve Oblates of Mary Immaculate. sionary labour are incessantly opened to the teal of the ..."

6. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"Archy sprang to his feet, snatched his pack, and ran through the wilderness many miles incessantly towards the cottage of a brother whom he had there. ..."

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