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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sporadically, periodicallyadverb

    in a sporadic manner

    "he only works sporadically"

Wiktionary

  1. periodicallyadverb

    In a regular periodic manner

  2. periodicallyadverb

    intermittently

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Periodicallyadverb

    At stated periods.

    Etymology: from periodical.

    The three tides ought to be understood of the space of the night and day, and then there will be a regular flux and reflux thrice in that time every eight hours periodically. William Broome.

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  1. periodically

    Periodically refers to something happening at intervals or regular periods of time, whether that occurs frequently or infrequently, predictably or not entirely predictably. It suggests a pattern or cycle rather than continuous or random occurrence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Periodicallyadverb

    in a periodical manner

Editors Contribution

  1. periodicallyadverb

    In a periodic sequence.

    They created time to meet periodically planned each year proactively.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 1, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of periodically in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of periodically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of periodically in a Sentence

  1. Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen:

    [ PREA is ] still not enforced consistently enough, we need clearer and more detailed policy about exactly how to determine the housing assignment and it needs to be reevaluated periodically because circumstances change.

  2. Mickey Mehta:

    Life moves in cycles. Sun takes hours twenty-four, rain clouds periodically open their doors, the moon, goes through phases never fills up soon and tides time to time touch the shores. Cycles and seasons #heal you with reasons, embrace them, be aware know mother nature will always care. Let summer, autumn, winter and spring be optimized, heal with every season to get MickeyMized.

  3. Bill Murtagh:

    The sun provides us with life, with heat and light. But periodically is emits a blast of radiation that affects us here on earth and it can occur in different forms. When it occurs it can affect the technology that we rely on here on Earth.

  4. James Anderson:

    They periodically ratchet up the pressure to pressure Taiwan, to pressure the United States and to probe weaknesses, to test our resolve, and probably the proximate cause of the most recent escalation and probing has to do with our sloppy and unfortunate disaster with respect to the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

  5. Timothy Heath:

    Due to the corrosive effects of salt and humidity in the islands, HQ-9 missile systems must be removed and sent back to the mainland for maintenance periodically.

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