statedly
Definition
- Adverb:
- At stated or fixed intervals: "statedly" means occurring or being done at regular, predetermined times; periodically or according to a set schedule.
Usage Examples
- (The committee gathers at a fixed, regular interval.)
- (She made contributions at predetermined times.)
Advanced Usage
- "statedly so": used to emphasize that something is done according to an official or declared schedule.
- The payments are statedly due on the 15th of each month. (The payments are officially scheduled for the 15th.)
Variants and Related Words
- State (verb): to express or declare something formally.
- He stated his intentions clearly. (He declared his intentions.)
- State (noun): a condition or mode of being; also a political entity.
- The state of the economy is concerning. (The condition of the economy.)
- State (adj): relating to or fixed by a formal decree or schedule.
- The stated price is non-negotiable. (The officially declared price.)
- Unstated (adj): not formally expressed or declared.
- The terms were left unstated. (Not officially mentioned.)
Synonyms
- Periodically: occurring at regular intervals.
- Regularly: happening at fixed times.
- Recurringly: happening repeatedly at set intervals.
Related Idioms
- At stated times: an idiomatic phrase meaning at predetermined or fixed moments.
- The medication must be taken at stated times for best results. (At specific, scheduled times.)
Phrasal Verbs
- State out: to declare or announce something clearly (rarely used with "statedly" directly).
- He stated out his position on the issue. (He declared his position openly.)