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monthly.

Occurring every month.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmʌnθli/

  1. Occurring every month.

    not-comparable
    It's time give the dog its monthly bath.
Where this word comes from

From month + -ly (adjectival suffix), perhaps via Middle English *monethly (attested only adverbially), from Old English mōnaþlīċ (“monthly”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþlīkaz (“monthly”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Danish månedlig (“monthly”), Swedish månatlig (“monthly”), Norwegian Bokmål månedlig (“monthly”), Icelandic mánaðarlegur (“monthly”).

adv/ˈmʌnθli/

  1. Every month.

    not-comparable
    Rent must be paid monthly.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).

noun/ˈmʌnθli/

  1. A publication that is published once a month.

  2. The menstrual period.

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).

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