Definition of BIWEEKLY

biweekly

Plural: biweeklies

Noun

  • A publication issued either every two weeks or twice a week.
  • a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year)
  • Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

Adjective Satellite

  • occurring every two weeks
  • occurring twice a week

Adverb

  • twice a week
  • every two weeks

Adj

  • Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
  • Occurring twice a week.

Adv

  • Every two weeks.
  • Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

Examples

  • My Scrabble newsletter, a BIWEEKLY, always includes tips for obscure words.
  • The local paper is a biweekly.

Origin / Etymology

From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

Synonyms

fortnightly, semiweekly, semi-weekly, twi-weekly, twice weekly, twice-weekly

Scrabble Score: 20

biweekly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
biweekly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
biweekly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

biweekly: valid Words With Friends Word