— everlastingly , adv. — everlastingness , n.
/ev'euhr las"ting, -lah"sting/ , adj.
1. lasting forever; eternal: everlasting future life.
2. lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time: the everlasting hills.
3. incessant; constantly recurring: He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza.
4. wearisome; tedious: She tired of his everlasting puns.
n.
5. eternal duration; eternity: What is the span of one life compared with the everlasting?
6. the Everlasting , God.
7. any of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.
[ 1300-50; ME; see EVER, LASTING ]
Syn. 1. See eternal .
Ant. 1. transitory.