daily

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or belonging to or occurring every day

   daily routine

2. 2
   adj

   That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

   Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   adv

   every day

5. 5
   adv

   gradually and progressively

6. 6
   adj

   appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

7. 7
   noun

   a newspaper that is published every day

8. 8
   adj

   Diurnal: by daylight.

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”).