nightly

American  

[nahyt-lee] / ˈnaɪt li /

adjective

1. coming or occurring each night.

   his nightly walk to the newsstand.

2. coming, occurring, appearing, or active at night.

   nightly revels.

3. of, relating to, or characteristic of night.

   the nightly gloom before a storm.

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adverb

1. on every night.

   performances given nightly.

2. at or by night.

   an animal that is seen nightly.

nightly British  

/ ˈnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

1. happening or relating to each night

2. happening at night

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adverb

1. at night or each night

Etymology

Origin of nightly

before 900; Middle English; Old English nihtlīc. See night, -ly

Example Sentences

The decision created a lame-duck host with a nightly platform and a growing sense of grievance.

From Salon

And as of last week, I think we had, in all, about 2 million indices that we calculate nightly.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The previous programmes made about Lucy, including Panorama and the almost nightly news showing her being brought out handcuffed in a blue tracksuit are heartbreaking for us," they said.

From Barron's

Russia had continued its nightly barrages on Ukraine—including strikes on transportation infrastructure—but Moscow appeared to refrain or several days from direct assaults on energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nonetheless, even though he lost his job, Robinson made history as the first African-American nightly news television anchor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• evening
• night
• nighttime
• nocturnal