cyclically

English

Etymology

cyclic + -ally or cyclical + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪk.lɪk.li/, /ˈsɪk.lɪk.ə.li/

Adverb

cyclically (comparative more cyclically, superlative most cyclically)

  1. in a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically
    • 2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian:
      El Niño, a temperature change in the Pacific ocean that happens cyclically, may have begun interacting with the long-term process of global warming, with catastrophic results.
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