repeatedly
//ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more repeatedly
- Superlative
- most repeatedly
Definitions
1.Done several times or in repetition.
- He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished.
- Scotland had the territory and the momentum, forcing England into almost twice as many tackles and rattling them repeatedly at set-pieces.
- Since 2017, the DfT has "repeatedly altered the scope of the TRU [TransPennine Route Upgrade] to meet differing ministerial priorities and budget constraints", says the NAO [National Audit Office].
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3364
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
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English repeated
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English repeatedly
From repeated + -ly.