Definition of MONTHLY

monthly

Plural: monthlies

Noun

  • A publication or periodical issued once every month.
  • a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
  • A publication that is published once a month.
  • The menstrual period.

Adjective Satellite

  • of or occurring or payable every month
    • "monthly payments"
    • "the monthly newsletter"

Adverb

  • occurring once a month
    • "they meet monthly"

Adj

  • Occurring every month.

Adv

  • Every month.

Examples

  • He subscribed to a ’MONTHLY’ word game magazine, always seeking new strategies.
  • It's time give the dog its monthly bath.
  • Rent must be paid monthly.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

each month, every month, mensually

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

monthly: valid Words With Friends Word