adverb

repeatedly

repeatedly, over and over

He called me repeatedly last night.

He called me repeatedly last night.

The alarm went off repeatedly.

The alarm went off repeatedly.

modifies a ((verb)) to do sth. repeatedly He repeatedly checked his phone.

Synonyms: again and again, frequently; Antonyms: once, rarely

From 'repeat' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Repeat' comes from Latin 'repetere' (re- 'again' + petere 'to seek').

Think of the 'repeat' button on a music player being pressed 'repeatedly'.

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