nightly
adverb
- taking place at night
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtli/
adj
Etymology: 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”).
- Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
“nightly dews”
“A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill.”
- Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
“The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.”
- Used in the night.
adv
Etymology: From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.
- Every night.
“He checks his email nightly.”
“It was the Nightingale, and not the Larke, / That pier'st the fearefull hollow of thine eare, / Nightly she sings on yond Pomgranet tree,”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.
- 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.”