adverb

repeatedly

repeatedly, again and again

He called her repeatedly.

He called her repeatedly.

The alarm went off repeatedly.

The alarm went off repeatedly.

((verb)) repeatedly to do sth. over and over again He called her repeatedly.

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

From the verb 'repeat' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'. It means 'in a repeating manner'.

Notice the '-ly' at the end, which often signals an adverb, describing *how* an action is done.

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