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Continually vs Continuedly - What's the difference?

continually | continuedly |

As adverbs the difference between continually and continuedly

is that continually is in a continuous manner; non-stop while continuedly is in a continued manner; ongoingly.

continually

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a continuous manner; non-stop.
  • In regular or repeated succession; very often.

    • References

    * * English frequency adverbs

    continuedly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a continued manner; ongoingly.
  • * 1832 , Sharon Turner, The sacred history of the world (page 292)
    • If you whip them, you make them bad tempered and continuedly vicious