weekly
Once every week.
Adverb 2 meanings
Once every week.
“She visits her mother weekly.”
Every week.
Adjective 2 meanings
Of or relating to a week.
Happening once a week, or every week.
“He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.”
Noun 1 meaning
A publication that is published once a week.
Etymology
From Middle English wykely (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”).
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WEEKLY at a glance
WEEKLY has 6 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + E 1 + K 5 + L 1 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,595 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with weekly
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- WEAKLY16
- MEEKLY15
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