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unceasingly

/ənˈsisɪŋli/ adv

Without ceasing (stopping); continuously.

Word Origin 'Cease' comes from Latin 'cessare', meaning 'to go slowly, to stop', ultimately from 'cedere' (to go). So 'unceasingly' literally means 'not stopping going'—the Old English 'un-' negates the Latin root. The same 'cedere' root gives us 'concede' (go with, yield), 'recede' (go back), and 'exceed' (go out beyond). The morpheme breakdown un+cease+ing+ly neatly stacks the negation, the root, and the adverbial suffixes.

adv Without ceasing (stopping); continuously.

The rain fell unceasingly throughout the night, causing minor flooding in the streets.

(副词) 持续不断地；不停地；无休止地

雨整夜不停地下，导致街道出现轻微积水。

(adverbio) Sin cesar; continuamente; incesantemente.

La lluvia cayó sin cesar durante toda la noche, causando inundaciones menores en las calles.

(adverbe) sans cesse; continuellement; sans arrêt; sans relâche; incessamment [Sans interruption, de façon continue et incessante.]

La pluie tombait **unceasingly** toute la nuit, provoquant des inondations dans les rues.

(Adverb) unaufhörlich; ununterbrochen; dauernd [Ohne Unterbrechung; in ständiger, fortwährender Weise.]

Der Regen fiel die ganze Nacht **unceasingly** und verursachte leichte Überschwemmungen auf den Straßen.

(副詞) 止まることなく、絶え間なく続いている様子で。

雨は一晩中絶え間なく降り続き、街で小規模な洪水を引き起こした。

(advérbio) incessantemente; ininterruptamente; sem cessar; continuamente; sem parar [Sem cessar (parar); continuamente.]

A chuva caiu incessantemente durante toda a noite, causando pequenas inundações nas ruas.

Synonyms: continuously constantly perpetually incessantly endlessly unremittingly ceaselessly unendingly Antonyms: intermittently periodically occasionally sometimes
Word parts: un + cease + ing + ly

Related words

cease ceaseless cessation

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