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weekly

adverb

  1. by week; every week, each week
L13315 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. every week
L13316 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. something published every week
L14406 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwiːk.li/

adj

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”).

  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.

adv

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”).

  1. Once every week.

    She visits her mother weekly.

  2. Every week.

name

  1. A surname.

noun

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”).

  1. A publication that is published once a week.