continual, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual, perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence.

CONTINUAL definition: 1. happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way: 2. happening repeatedly…. Learn more.

A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. The school has been in continual use since 1883. They felt continual pressure to perform well.

CONTINUAL definition: of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent. See examples of continual used in a sentence.

Definition of continual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Continual is usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time. If something is continuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so.

Use continual for actions that are repeated frequently or occur over and over again (especially actions that are annoying): The dog's continual barking was driving me nuts.