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nightly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective nightly has 1 sense
- nightly(s = adj.all) Array - happening every night; "nightly television now goes on until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m." Derived form noun night1
Adverbial nightly has 1 sense
- nightly(r = adv.all) every night - at the end of each day; "she checks on her roses nightly"
CIDE DICTIONARY
nightly, a.
Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept nightly vigils. [1913 Webster]
nightly, adv.
At night; every night. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nightly, adj. & adv.
--adj.
1 happening, done, or existing in the night.
2 recurring every night.
--adv. every night.
--adj.
1 happening, done, or existing in the night.
2 recurring every night.
--adv. every night.
Etymology
OE nihtlic (as NIGHT)
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