endlessly

endlessly
adverb
1. continuing forever without end (Freq. 2)
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there are infinitely many possibilities

Syn: ↑infinitely
Ant: ↑finitely (for: ↑infinitely)
Derived from adjective: ↑endless, ↑infinite (for: ↑infinitely)
2. with unflagging resolve (Freq. 1)
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dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste

Derived from adjective: ↑continuous (for: ↑continuously), ↑unending (for: ↑unendingly), ↑unceasing (for: ↑unceasingly), ↑incessant (for: ↑incessantly), ↑ceaseless (for: ↑ceaselessly), ↑endless
3. (spatial sense) without bounds
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the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly

4. all the time; seemingly without stopping
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a theological student with whom I argued interminably

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her nagging went on endlessly

Syn: ↑interminably
Derived from adjective: ↑endless, ↑interminable (for: ↑interminably)

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