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daily.

That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdeɪli/
  1. That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

    not-comparable
    daily life
    on a daily basis
  2. Diurnal: by daylight.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

noun/ˈdeɪli/
  1. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.

  2. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.

  3. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A cleaner who comes in daily.

    UK
  4. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A daily disposable.

    UK · slang
  5. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.

  6. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A daily driver.

    US · colloquial
  7. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.

    US
  8. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. The daily revenue associated with a cinematic release.

    The new Disney movie is doing incredible numbers in the dailies.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

verb/ˈdeɪli/
  1. To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.

    US · colloquial
  2. To use, especially of a computer or operating system, for everyday tasks.

    US · broadly · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

adv/ˈdeɪli/
  1. quotidianly, every day

    not-comparable
  2. diurnally, by daylight

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day + -ly.

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