nightly

[ nahyt-lee ]

/ ˈnaɪt li /

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adjective

coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.

coming, occurring, appearing, or active at night: nightly revels.

of, relating to, or characteristic of night: the nightly gloom before a storm.

adverb

on every night: performances given nightly.

at or by night: an animal that is seen nightly.

Nearby words

nightingale ward, nightingale, florence, nightjar, nightlife, nightlong, nightly, nightmare, nightmarish, nightrider, nights, nightscape

Origin of nightly

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

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British Dictionary definitions for nightly

nightly

/ (ˈnaɪtlɪ) /

adjective

happening or relating to each night

happening at night

adverb

at night or each night

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