perpetual UK /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/US /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/adjective 4noun 1forms 1 adjective4 •Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time. •Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration. •Continuing; uninterrupted.There are perpetual requests for changes as new payloads and new demands and modifications are suggested by the users. — 1986 •Flowering throughout the growing season.By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground. noun1 •Ellipsis of perpetual check. formsperpetuals
