continual
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
continual/kənˈtɪnjuəl/
▶adjective constantly or frequently occurring.
– derivatives
continually adverb.
continually adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from L. continuare, from continuus (see continuous).
usage: For an explanation of the difference between continual and continuous, see usage at continuous.
'continual' also found in these Oxford entries:
bedevil
- benign neglect
- continuous
- dog
- irritant
- knock
- life
- martingale
- needle
- path
- plague
- tenesmus
- thorn
- unending
