weekly

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English

Etymology

From Middle English wekely, weikly (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”).

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Adverb

weekly (not comparable)

  1. Once every week.
    She visits her mother weekly.
  2. Every week.

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Adjective

weekly (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a week.
  2. Happening once a week, or every week.
    He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.
    In summer, we cut the grass on a weekly basis.
    • 2020 October 19, Miriam Jordan, “Migrant Workers Restricted to Farms Under One Grower’s Virus Lockdown”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2020-10-19:
      In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments.

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Noun

weekly (plural weeklies)

  2. A publication that is published once a week.

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Descendants

  • Japanese: ウィークリー (wīkurī)

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See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia