ever-watchful

English

Alternative forms

• ever watchful
• everwatchful

Etymology

From ever +‎ watchful.

Adjective

ever-watchful (not comparable)

1. Constantly vigilant
   • 1920, The Sabbath Recorder, volume 89, page 132:

     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.

   • 1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 244:

     […] it had to maintain an ever-watchful eye on expenditure; […] .

   • 2014, Nathan Brown, An Open Door: Evangelism through the Spiritual Gifts, page 64:

     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.