daily

[ dey-lee ]

adjective

1. of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday:

   daily attendance; a daily newspaper.

2. computed or measured by the day:

   daily quota; a daily wage.

noun

, plural dai·lies.

1. a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
2. dailies, Movies. a series of hastily printed shots from the previous day's shooting, selected by the director to be viewed for possible inclusion in the final version of the film; rushes.
3. British.
   1. a nonresident servant who comes to work every day; a permanently employed servant who sleeps out.
   2. a person employed to do cleaning or other household work by the day.

adverb

1. every day; day by day:

   She phoned the hospital daily.

daily

/ ˈdeɪlɪ /

adjective

1. of or occurring every day or every weekday

   a daily paper

2. earn one's daily bread
   to earn one's living
3. the daily round
   the usual activities of one's day

noun

1. a daily publication, esp a newspaper
2. Also calleddaily help another name for a charwoman

adverb

1. every day
2. constantly; often

Other Words From

• daili·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of daily¹

First recorded before 1000; late Middle English; Old English dæglīc; equivalent to day + -ly

Word History and Origins

Origin of daily¹

Old English dæglīc; see day , -ly ¹

Example Sentences

Once input into the machine-learning model, these parameters provided reliable estimates on daily discharge and gave real-time data on how much water was moving through a particular cross-section in the river.

From Science Daily

But Ukrainian cities and front lines are also under daily bombardment from Russia.

From BBC

It continues to carry out daily attacks on Israel, although not with the same intensity, and confront invading Israeli soldiers in Lebanon’s south.

From BBC

The demographic change made it difficult for older people to live in Senboku-NT as neighborhood shops closed one after another, leaving frail older adults unable to maintain their daily life within walking distance.

From Science Daily

She is about 6 years old and requires daily medication and special food because of her health issues — another reason they are worried.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• constantly
• day-to-day
• everyday
• often
• periodic
• regular
• regularly
• routine