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incessant

[in-ses-uhnt]

adjective

  1. continuing without interruption; unending; ceaseless.

    an incessant noise.

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incessant

/ ɪˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. not ceasing; continual

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • incessancy noun
  • incessantness noun
  • incessantly adverb
  • ˈԳٱ adverb
  • ˈԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incessant1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessant-, equivalent to Latin in- negative prefix + cessant- (stem of Բ ), present participle of “to stop work”; in- 3, cease, -ant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incessant1

C16: from Late Latin inԲ, from Latin in- 1 + to cease
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But in a Tumblr post published soon after the sale, the singer said she was "sad and grossed out" by her master recordings being controlled by Braun, who she accused of "incessant, manipulative bullying".

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Swift had personal objections to the deal, blaming Braun for complicity in the "incessant, manipulative bullying" against her by Kanye West, one of his clients.

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San Francisco has been submerged by incessant rain in Susanna Kwan’s ‘Awake in the Floating City,’ and Bo has lost her sense of purpose until she cares for a woman very much her elder.

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The city is underwater after being swamped by the rising Pacific Ocean and incessant rain.

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Getting a leg up in life — or just being financially comfortable — is an increasingly difficult solace to attain, blocked by tax breaks for the rich, incessant bills and unaffordable housing.

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