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US
/kənˈtɪnjuəɫ/
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[ UK /kəntˈɪnjuːəl/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈɪnjuːəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having no interruptions
`continual' is often used interchangeably with `continuous' -
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
the continual banging of the shutters
How To Use continual In A Sentence
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- He appealed to all householders to continually check their security arrangements.
- What I really liked, from my white boy point-of-view, was Eddie taking a brief second to explain his continual usage of the N-word: because its power is lessened the more it's used.
- Often called gyroscopic stabilization, inertial stabilization enables the telescope to continually point at a celestial object while the aircraft maneuvers in flight. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- Life was a continual struggle for them. However, continuous is much more frequent in this sense.
- He apologized for the sweat he continually mopped from his forehead.
- Hanging on paper, and yet weighed down by leavy burdens* Trade necefijury to Enable us to fuppbrt an enox - motts debt; and yet that debt, together with an excefs of paper* money, working continually towards the dcftruAion of trade. — The Monthly Review
- He bows down to other countries, and continually apologizes to other countries for America's "misdeed" such as our response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- It's the guerdon, the reward, the prize of fame that we're continually anticipating will burst out someday in a sudden blaze of glory.
- Clearly the whole game has a dimension of linear extension which enables a continual process of growth in recognition.