Definition
Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.
Origins
From as and ever.
In Context
- "You're as charming as ever, sweetheart."
- "1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv Everything was insipid. Every day the old lady asked me whether I liked the food, but what could she do? I was still as shy as ever and dared not ask for more than what was put before me."