ever-watchful en · ADJ
Etymology
From ever + watchful.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Constantly vigilant
[…] it had to maintain an ever-watchful eye on expenditure; […].
1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 244:But we must not forget the ever-watchful care which comes to us day by day when there is no emergency and when no special danger is in sight.
1920, The Sabbath Recorder, volume 89, page 132:An ever-watchful shepherd not only looks out for bad men and bad teachings. He is also ever watchful of the spiritual condition of his sheep.
2014, Nathan Brown, An Open Door: Evangelism through the Spiritual Gifts, page 64:
Forms
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