Meaning

2 senses
  1. Synonym of everlastingly.

    (US, archaic, informal, regional)Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.

  2. (obsolete)In an everlasting (adjective sense 1) manner; forever.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. I'm tired of your everlasting grumbles.

    ruЯ устал от твоего вечного ворчания. — corvard

  2. She finds an everlasting enjoyment in music.

  3. She attained everlasting fame through her work.

    deSie erlangte durch ihre Arbeit ewigen Ruhm. — Yorwba

  4. We die, but some chess games are everlasting.

    ruМы смертны, но некоторые шахматные партии бессмертны. — carlosalberto

    deWir sind sterblich, aber einige Schachspiele sind unsterblich. — carlosalberto

  5. God appointed blue to be an everlasting source of delight.

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Origin

From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eter

From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”).

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Forms

more everlasting, most everlasting
Comparativemore everlasting Lesson
Superlativemost everlasting

regular

See also

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