Definition of NIGHTLY

nightly

Plural: nightlies

Adjective Satellite

  • happening every night
    • "nightly television now goes on until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m."

Adverb

  • Occurring or done every night; at night.
  • at the end of each day
    • "she checks on her roses nightly"

Adj

  • Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
  • Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
  • Used in the night.

Adv

  • Every night.

Noun

  • A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.

Examples

  • He checks his email nightly.
  • nightly dews
  • She engaged in a nightly Words With Friends battle with her sister.
  • The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).

Synonyms

every night

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

nightly: valid Words With Friends Word