persistently

persistently

English

Etymology

persistent +‎ -ly

Adverb

persistently (comparative more persistently, superlative most persistently)

1. In a persistent manner.

   The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll.

   • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 38:

     One of the most persistently held beliefs about sharks is that they have to stay in motion to stay alive.

Synonyms

• ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop; see also Thesaurus:continuously

Translations

in a persistent manner

Catalan: persistentment (ca) Italian: persistentemente (it) Portuguese: persistentemente (pt) Spanish: persistentemente

Further reading

• persistently in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• persistently in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913