incessantemente

incessantly, without stopping

adverb een-ches-sahn-teh-MEN-teh Rare

Origin: From incessante (incessant) + -mente.

Usage Note

Incessantemente is a long adverb, more formal and emphatic than continuamente or senza sosta. It does not inflect. It is common in written and journalistic Italian to describe persistent activity: lavorare incessantemente (to work incessantly).

Examples

"La pioggia cadeva incessantemente."

Natural Translation

The rain fell incessantly.

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