continual
Meanings
Adjective
- occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
- "the continual banging of the shutters"
Adjective Satellite
- `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
Adj
- Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
- Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
- Forming a continuous series.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
continual is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcontinual is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
continual is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
continual is a valid Words With Friends word