All 5 Uses of
continuous
in
The Idiot
- They included a couple of young merchants, a man in a great-coat, a medical student, a little Pole, a small fat man who laughed continuously, and an enormously tall stout one who apparently put great faith in the strength of his fists.†
Chpt 1.10 *
- It was said that when Gania entered the prince's room, he came with anything but friendly feelings, and in a condition of despair and misery; but that after a short conversation, he had stayed on for a couple of hours with him, sobbing continuously and bitterly the whole time.†
Chpt 2.1
- I could not bear to see all those preoccupied, anxious-looking creatures continuously surging along the streets past me!†
Chpt 3.5
- Colia was in an almost hysterical state; he cried continuously, but was running about all day, all the same; fetching doctors, of whom he collected three; going to the chemist's, and so on.†
Chpt 4.6
- Arrived at the church, Muishkin, under Keller's guidance, passed through the crowd of spectators, amid continuous whispering and excited exclamations.†
Chpt 4.10
Definition:
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(continuous) continuing in time or space without interruption or irregularity