Unendingly: meaning, definitions and examples
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unendingly
[ ʌnˈɛndɪŋli ]
continuously not stopping
Unendingly describes an action that is done without stopping or ceasing. It conveys a sense of something that goes on forever, or is constant and unyielding in nature.
Synonyms
ceaselessly, eternally, incessantly, perpetually.
Examples of usage
- The rain fell unendingly throughout the night.
- She spoke unendingly about her adventures.
- The unendingly rolling waves calmed our worries.
- He seemed unendingly to search for answers.
- The unendingly bright stars lit up the sky.
Etymology
The word 'unendingly' is derived from the adjective 'unending', which means never ending or eternal. The prefix 'un-' signifies negation, indicating something that does not come to an end. The root 'end' stems from the Old English word 'endian', which means to finish or to bring to a close. When 'unending' was combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly', it transforms the word into an adverb, thus describing the manner in which an action occurs—namely, in a way that has no limits or conclusion. This formation is common in English, allowing adjectives to modify verbs directly by forming adverbs with the '-ly' ending.