permanentlyadverb
uk/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/us/ˈpɝː.mə.nənt.li/B2 always and for ever:
Smoking is likely to damage your health permanently.
Michael and his family have settled permanently in the States.
I seem to be permanently broke.
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- The explosion permanently deafened her in her right ear.
- The mountain villages seem to be permanently shrouded in mist.
- Three reconnaissance aircraft are permanently on patrol.
- I started legal proceedings to try to have him taken away from his parents permanently.
- His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Continuous & permanent
- abiding
- ad infinitum
- around-the-clock
- be
- bounce
- ceaseless
- chronic
- fluidity
- here to stay idiom
- immanent
- imperishable
- incessant
- indelible
- nagging
- persistence
- persistent
- round-the-clock
- seamless
- smoothly
- trot
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