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Webster 1913 Edition

Nightly

Night′ly

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night;
as,
nightly
shades; he kept
nightly
vigils.

Night′ly

,
adv.
At night; every night.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nightly

NIGHTLY

,
Adj.
1.
Done by night; happening in the night, or appearing in the night; as nightly sports; nightly dews.
2.
Done every night. The watch goes his nightly round.

NIGHTLY

,
adv.
1.
By night.
Thee, Sion, and the flowery brooks beneath, nightly I visit.
2.
Every night.

Definition 2024

nightly

nightly

English

Adjective

nightly ‎(not comparable)

  1. Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
    nightly dews
    A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. — Tyndall.
  2. Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
    The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.
  3. Used in the night.

Translations

Adverb

nightly ‎(not comparable)

  1. Every night.
    He checks his email nightly.

Translations

Noun

nightly ‎(plural nightlies)

  1. (computing) A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.

Anagrams

Etymology

From Middle English *nightly, nyȝtly, nihtlich, from Old English nihtlīc, nihtelīc ‎(“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night +‎ -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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪtli/
  • Homophone: knightly

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