nightly

[nahyt-lee]

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.

adverb

1. on every night.

   performances given nightly.

2. at or by night.

   an animal that is seen nightly.

nightly

/ ˈnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

1. happening or relating to each night

2. happening at night

adverb

1. at night or each night

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightly¹

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

Example Sentences

The piano was first made famous by exotic dancer Carol Doda, who made her nightly entrance atop the instrument.

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For months, the area has become the site of nightly clashes between federal agents and protesters, dressed in black, who are opposed to immigration arrests.

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But even then he and his teammates had to wait out the nightly bullpen meltdown before escaping with a 10-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.

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Witnesses to that run of performances still marvel at the spectacle of Curry’s nightly entrance, as he marched from the lobby on a long catwalk, his high heels at eye level with the audience.

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On the eve of the Games, property management website Hostify.com reported that asking prices for short-term rentals in Paris had quintupled from $154 nightly to $772.

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Related Words

• evening 
• night 
• nighttime 
• nocturnal