say it: AWL-tur-nuht-lee
alternately is an adverb meaning "in an alternating sequence or position". It carries one recorded sense.
in an alternating sequence or position
“They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing”
“he planted fir and pine trees alternately”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for alternately come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.