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Periodically vs Monthly - What's the difference?

periodically | monthly |

As adverbs the difference between periodically and monthly

is that periodically is in a regular periodic manner while monthly is occurring every month.

As an adjective monthly is

occurring every month.

As a noun monthly is

a publication that is published once a month.

periodically

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In a regular periodic manner
  • intermittently

    • monthly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Occurring every month.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • Occurring every month.

    • Noun

    (monthlies)
  • A publication that is published once a month
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 5, Stephanie Clifford, Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky. }}
  • (euphemistic) the menstrual period

    • Synonyms

    * every month, each month, mensually

    Descendants

    * Japanese:

    See also

    * weekly * daily * yearly English frequency adverbs