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Sustainable vs Continuously - What's the difference?

sustainable | continuously |

As an adjective sustainable

is able to be sustained.

As an adverb continuously is

without pause.

sustainable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be sustained.
  • Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
  • * 2008 , Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide , ISBN 140221345X, page 174 [http://books.google.com/books?id=O5FyqGQmdpUC&pg=PA174&dq=sustainable]:
    • In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
  • * 2008 August–October, Dawn Brighid, "A Taste of Hope", in Organic Gardening , ISSN 1536-108X, volume 55, number 6, page 73 [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22that+sustainable%22]:
    • Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
  • * 2010 , , ISBN 9780061718946, page 129 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_-Z6Umuq68EC&pg=PA129&dq=sustainable]:
    • A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.

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    continuously

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Without pause.
    • The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.