Weekly
/ˈwiːk.li/ adj, adv, name, noun
adj, adv, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A publication that is published once a week.
- 2 a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year) wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a week. not-comparable
- 2 Happening once a week, or every week. not-comparable
"He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital."
Adjective
- 1 of or occurring every seven days wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Once every week. not-comparable
"She visits her mother weekly."
- 2 Every week. not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 without missing a week wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Tom bought a weekly magazine at the station."
Etymology
From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).