ever-present

comparative more ever-present · superlative most ever-present

1. Always present; always there

   She arrived a bit late, her ever-present briefcase in tow.

   1 more example

   His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine.

   1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

   Synonyms: ubiquitous, omnipresent

plural ever-presents

1. UKhobbiesAn athlete who is present in every contest.