continual
con·ti·nual
adjective
seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
- “the continual banging of the shutters”
`continual'' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous'' (meaning without interruption)
Origin
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el, equivalent to continue + -al.
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