periodically

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌpiːriːˈɑːdɪkəli/
adv Freq #30423

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a manner that is regular or periodic.

    Put two encasings on a mattress if one must be removed periodically for cleaning.

  2. 2
    adv

    intermittently or recurrently.

    The announcement comes amid mounting pressure on university administrators to rein in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which have erupted periodically on college campuses across the country over the past year and led to the arrest of hundreds of demonstrators.

  3. 3
    adv

    in a sporadic manner

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · intermittently or recurrently. occasionallysometimes
3 adv · in a sporadic manner sporadically
Word family
Derived forms nanoperiodicallynonperiodicallyphotoperiodically

Etymology

From periodic + -ally.

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