continenter

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Latin

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Etymology

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From continēns present participle of contineō (“I contain”), from con- (“together”) + teneō (“I hold”).

Adverb

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continenter (comparative continentius, superlative continentissimē)

  1. unbroken, uninterruptedly
    Synonyms: iūgiter, prōtinus
  2. continuously, without a pause
    Synonyms: iūgiter, prōtinus
  3. repeatedly
  4. successfully
  5. (figuratively) temperately, moderately
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References

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  • “continenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “continenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • continenter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • continenter in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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