daily

[dey-lee]

adjective

1. of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday.

   daily attendance; a daily newspaper.

2. computed or measured by the day.

   daily quota; a daily wage.

noun

plural

dailies 

1. a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.

2. Movies.,  dailies, a series of hastily printed shots from the previous day's shooting, selected by the director to be viewed for possible inclusion in the final version of the film; rushes.

3. British.

   1. a nonresident servant who comes to work every day; a permanently employed servant who sleeps out.

   2. a person employed to do cleaning or other household work by the day.

adverb

1. every day; day by day.

   She phoned the hospital daily.

daily

/ ˈdeɪlɪ /

adjective

1. of or occurring every day or every weekday

   a daily paper

2. to earn one's living

3. the usual activities of one's day

noun

1. a daily publication, esp a newspaper

2. Also called: daily help. another name for a charwoman

adverb

1. every day

2. constantly; often

Other Word Forms

• dailiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of daily¹

First recorded before 1000; late Middle English; Old English dæglīc; equivalent to day + -ly

Word History and Origins

Origin of daily¹

Old English dæglīc; see _day , _-ly ¹

Example Sentences

Though many kids aren’t without their picky eating habits, the child’s fussiness stems from a rare eating disorder, leaving her underweight and requiring a feeding tube that Linda must monitor daily.

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In a statement to Israeli daily Times of Israel, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ceasefire would begin Thursday evening after the government officially ratifies the agreement.

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The EU Court of Justice on Thursday handed Greece a heavy daily fine for failing to shut down an illegal landfill in a key marine park on the tourist island of Zakynthos.

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Later that day, a sergeant from the Portland Police Bureau filed his daily observations of the demonstrations outside an ICE facility.

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I now spy weights in the corner of friends’ kitchens, and a surprising number of them tell me about daily online weight classes or a new passion they’ve developed for Pilates or barre.

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Related Words

• constantly 
• day-to-day 
• everyday 
• often 
• periodic 
• regular 
• regularly 
• routine