Nightly

//ˈnaɪtli// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal. not-comparable

    "nightly dews"

  2. 2
    Performing, occurring, or taking place every night. not-comparable

    "The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk."

  3. 3
    Used in the night. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    happening every night wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Every night. not-comparable

    "He checks his email nightly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    at the end of each day wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.

    "Depending on how brave you are, you can even set it to update to the “bleeding edge nightlies” instead of just the point release nightlies if you want to really see the cutting edge of WordPress core development."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.

Etymology 3

From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.

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