fortnightly

American  

[fawrt-nahyt-lee] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt li /

adjective

1. occurring or appearing once a fortnight.

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adverb

1. once a fortnight.

noun

fortnightlies plural

1. a periodical issued every two weeks.

fortnightly British  

/ ˈfɔːtˌnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

1. occurring or appearing once each fortnight

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adverb

1. once a fortnight

noun

1. a publication issued at intervals of two weeks

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fortnightlies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fortnightly

First recorded in 1790–1800; fortnight + -ly

Example Sentences

Fortnightly waste collections are set to be introduced in 2025-26, but other savings are expected to come in almost immediately.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

This was evidently the case in the town of Herndon, too, when the Herndon Fortnightly Club opened a community library at 660 Spring Street in 1927.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

Clay Felker, the founding editor of New York Magazine, took over the publication in 1977 and attempted to revive it as Esquire Fortnightly.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2017

Among many of Laurie Mead’s accomplishments was the organization of the Junior Fortnightly Club, the first junior club in Mississippi.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2015

The idea of the album was abandoned, and the article was ultimately published in the Fortnightly Review, Aug. 1917.

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