incessantemente
incessantly, without stopping
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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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