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monthly

MUNTH-lee/ˈmʌnθli/

Noun pluralmonthlies

4 meanings of monthly

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Happening or done once in every month.

    We get a monthly bill for the water and electricity.

    The club holds a monthly meeting on Fridays.

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  2. 2
    adverb
    One time in each month, again and again.

    Our book club meets monthly to talk about a new story.

    We clean the whole house monthly.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A magazine that comes out once every month.

    She subscribes to a popular gardening monthly.

    The doctor's waiting room had several monthlies on the table.

  4. 4
    nouneuphemisticcountable
    A gentle word for the bleeding a woman has about once a month.

    She felt tired and crampy when her monthly arrived.

    Many women like to know when their monthly is due.

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Origins

Meaning 1

From month plus -ly. It goes back to Old English mōnaþlīċ, meaning "monthly."

Meanings 2–4

From Middle English monethly, which is month plus the adverb ending -ly.