periodically

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periodically

adverb

  1. not comparable In a manner that is regular or periodic. Put two encasings on a mattress if one must be removed periodically for cleaning.
  2. not comparable 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.

    Similar: sometimes, occasionally

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Closest in meaning: sporadically, frequently, regularly, periodic, intermittently, occasionally, consistently, recurring, successively, routinely, continually, recurrent, steadily, duly, constantly, scheduled

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adv in a regular, periodic manner

Españolperiódicamente
日本語定期的に teikitekini, 周期的に shukitekini
中文定期地 dìngqī de, 周期性地 zhōuqīxìng de
Portuguêsperiodicamente
Françaispériodiquement
Deutschzeitweise
Italianoperiodicamente
Ελληνικάπεριοδικά periodiká, περιοδικώς periodikós, κατά περιόδους katá periódous
Русскийпериоди́чески periodíčeski
Tiếng Việttuần hoàn, định kỳ
العربيةبِشَكْل دَوْرِيّ bi-šakl dawriyy

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@misc{periodically_2026,
  title = {periodically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/periodically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}