fortnightly

[fawrt-nahyt-lee]

adjective

1. occurring or appearing once a fortnight.

adverb

1. once a fortnight.

noun

plural

fortnightlies 

1. a periodical issued every two weeks.

fortnightly

/ ˈfɔːtˌnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

1. occurring or appearing once each fortnight

adverb

1. once a fortnight

noun

1. a publication issued at intervals of two weeks

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortnightly¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; fortnight + -ly

Example Sentences

Nutritional physiology researcher Dr Freyja Haigh said they had not seen a detriment to Mr James' overall health from the fortnightly blood samples he sent to them.

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The site's operator said monitoring continued to be done on a fortnightly basis.

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These claimants require significant support from a work coach, including meeting weekly for the first 13 weeks of their claim, and either weekly or fortnightly after that.

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After taking over, Mr Patel turned it into a fortnightly with reported stories, sharp columns, and illustrations that tackled sensitive Parsi issues with honesty and humour.

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It heard how the algorithm used to determine if someone had been overpaid was based on flawed calculations by averaging a person's fortnightly income.

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