Nightly Definition
nītlē
adjective
Of, like, or characteristic of the night.
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Done or occurring every night.
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adverb
At night.
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Night after night; every night.
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Synonyms:
- every night
noun
Other Word Forms of Nightly
Noun
Singular:
nightly
Plural:
nightliesOrigin of Nightly
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From Middle English *nightly, nyȝtly, nihtlich, from Old English nihtlÄ«c, nihtelÄ«c (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night"), equivalent to night +"Ž -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").
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