All 3 Uses of
perennial
in
A Thousand Acres
- Caroline, though, was perennially innocent, or stubborn, or maybe just plain dumb about this sort of thing.
p. 33.3 *perennially = always
- What it all added up to was that things around the Clark farm, according to Harold, were perennially at the brink of disintegration, while public opinion had it that really Harold was a better manager, and more prosperous, than anyone.
p. 107.4
- The noise was the same, continuous, reassuring: human intentions (talking, traveling, eating) perennially renewing themselves whether I happened to sleep or wake, feel brisk or lazy.
p. 333.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(perennial as in: a perennial stream) lasting a long time, or forever
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(2)
(perennial as in: perennial candidate every 4 years) recurring again and again
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(3)
(perennial as in: perennial flower) a flower or other plant that lives more than two yearsPerennials are contrasted to annuals (which must be replaced each year and typically only flower for a single season).