daily

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5
Pronunciation
/ˈdeɪli/
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/ˈdeɪli/ · /ˈɖeli/ · /ˈɖɛjli/ · /ˈɖe(j)li/

Definition of daily

14 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.
    “Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally”
    “daily life”
    “on a daily basis”
    “He follows a strict daily routine.”
    “The daily newspaper arrives each morning.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.
    “Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally”
    “daily life”
    “on a daily basis”
    “He follows a strict daily routine.”
    “The daily newspaper arrives each morning.”
  2. (archaic, not-comparable)Diurnal: by daylight.

noun

  1. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
    “In the home office these dailies may be filed under one of two methods. Geographically by the territory controlled by an Agency, filing the dailies by their numbers back of the guide indicating the locality. Geographically as above, but filing the dailies by expiration date instead of by their numbers.”
    “The dailies, or abstracts of the dailies, of the other companies and other departments are also checked, as has been said, in the Impaired Record department. For these coverages it is necessary to check for honesty or undesirable reputation of any kind. These dailies, and abstracts, are also taken by the "impaired record girls" when they have completed their checking, to the various departments.”
    “The popular "dailies" format builds a broad range of knowledge by covering Tennessee Basics, Geography, History, People, and Government essential facts through interesting texts and visuals + reading comprehension activities, skill activities, map activities, and more.”
    “I do not let these experiences disrupt my focus in my daily or my responsibility for my family.”
  2. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  3. (UK)Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  4. (UK, slang)Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  5. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  6. (US, colloquial)Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  7. (US)Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.

verb

  1. (US, colloquial)To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.
  2. (US, broadly, colloquial)To use, especially of a computer or operating system, for everyday tasks.

adv

  1. (not-comparable)quotidianly, every day
  2. (not-comparable)diurnally, by daylight

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

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