hourly.
Occurring every hour.
Meaning & usage
Occurring every hour.
There are hourly express buses.
Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Middle English houre English hour English -ly English hourly From hour + -ly.
At intervals of an hour.
Express buses depart hourly.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Middle English houre English hour English -ly English hourly From hour + -ly.
Something produced each hour.
She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Middle English houre English hour English -ly English hourly From hour + -ly.
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