weekly
Noun pluralweeklies
Pluralweeklies
- 1Done or happening one time each week, or every week.
Like trash day that comes around the same time each week.
We have a weekly meeting every Monday morning.
The weekly cleaning keeps the whole house tidy.
UsageWeekly means once a week. Biweekly can mean every two weeks or twice a week.
- 2One time every week.
Like getting an allowance just once each week.
The newsletter goes out weekly, every Friday afternoon.
I water these plants weekly to keep them healthy.
- 3Connected to a week, or covering one week's time.
Like a chart that covers one week's worth of days.
We look at the weekly total of sales every Friday.
The weekly plan shows what to do on each day.
- 4A magazine or newspaper that comes out once a week.
Like a magazine that lands in your mailbox once a week.
She writes a column for a local weekly.
Several weeklies covered the music festival.
UsageMore than one is weeklies.
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Origin
From Middle English wykely, made from week plus the ending -ly.
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 2 facts
- Weekly derives from Middle English wykely. en.wiktionary.org
- Weekly is formed from week and the suffix -ly. en.wiktionary.org