Meanings
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1
adj
Happening every hour.
There are hourly express buses to the airport.
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2
adv
Once every hour.
Express buses depart hourly.
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3
adj
Paid by the hour rather than receiving a fixed salary.
Most of the staff are hourly workers.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· happening every hour.
horary
Word family
Derived forms
bi-hourlybihourlyhalf-hourlynonhourlyquarter-hourlysemi-hourlysemihourlysubhourlytrihourlytwo-hourly
Etymology
From hour + -ly.