The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Periodically \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ly\, adv. In a periodical[4] manner; as, flooding occurs periodically in the valley. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
periodically adv 1: in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically" [syn: sporadically, periodically]