- ə lē, - ə li adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from eternal + -ly
1. : throughout eternity : forever
whosoever liveth and believeth in Him shall not die eternally — Book of Com. Prayer
2. : with continual recurrence : constantly
he was eternally in need of money — Rudyard Kipling
3. : immutably , unalterably
there is such a thing as the eternally right and the unchangeably good — J.P.Hopps