cyclically
/ˈsɪk.lɪk.li/
cyclically adverb: in a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
Adverb
cyclically (comparative more cyclically, superlative most cyclically)
- In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
- The exhibits, moreover, reject the supposedly Eurocentric notion of historical development. “Things are looked at very cyclically, not in a linear way,” one curator told The Washington Post.2004 December 12, Christopher Shea, “Nonhegemonic Curating”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- 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.2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian
Forms of cyclically
| comparative | more cyclically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cyclically |
Origin of cyclically
From cyclic + -ally or cyclical + -ly.
Words formed from cyclically
Questions about cyclically
- What does cyclically mean?
- Cyclically means in a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
- What part of speech is cyclically?
- Cyclically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce cyclically?
- Cyclically is pronounced /ˈsɪk.lɪk.li/ (UK).
Words near cyclically in the dictionary
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