cyclically

English

Etymology

From cyclic +‎ -ally or cyclical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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

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Adverb

cyclically (comparative more cyclically, superlative most cyclically)

1. In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
   • 2004 December 12, Christopher Shea, “Nonhegemonic Curating”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

   • 2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian‎^[2]:

     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.

Derived terms

• spirocyclically