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nightly

American  
[nahyt-lee] / ˈnaɪt li /

adjective

  1. coming or occurring each night.

    his nightly walk to the newsstand.

  2. coming, occurring, appearing, or active at night.

    nightly revels.

  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of night.

    the nightly gloom before a storm.

adverb

  1. on every night.

    performances given nightly.

  2. at or by night.

    an animal that is seen nightly.
nightly British  
/ ˈnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

  1. happening or relating to each night

  2. happening at night

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. at night or each night

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nightly

before 900; Middle English; Old English nihtlīc. See night, -ly

Example Sentences

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Zinchuk explains that without this nightly reset, the heart and blood vessels cannot properly adapt and restore balance.

From Science Daily

A mother remembered her eight-year-old daughter’s nightly screams; icy fingers had stroked the girl’s face.

From Literature

The decision created a lame-duck host with a nightly platform and a growing sense of grievance.

From Salon

And as of last week, I think we had, in all, about 2 million indices that we calculate nightly.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The previous programmes made about Lucy, including Panorama and the almost nightly news showing her being brought out handcuffed in a blue tracksuit are heartbreaking for us," they said.

From Barron's

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