Definition of WEEKLY

weekly

Plural: weeklies

Noun

  • A publication issued or appearing once every week.
  • a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
  • A publication that is published once a week.

Adjective Satellite

  • of or occurring every seven days
    • "a weekly visit"
    • "weekly paper"

Adverb

  • without missing a week
    • "she visited her aunt weekly"

Adv

  • Once every week.
  • Every week.

Adj

  • Of or relating to a week.
  • Happening once a week, or every week.

Examples

  • He subscribed to a gaming weekly for tips on improving his Words With Friends strategy.
  • He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.
  • In summer, we cut the grass on a weekly basis.
  • She visits her mother weekly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wekely, weikly (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

Synonyms

each week, every week, hebdomadal, hebdomadally, hebdomadary

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

weekly: valid Words With Friends Word