- occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
- `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
- Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption; Recurring in steady, rapid succession; Forming a continuous series
- (continualness) The state or quality of being continual