weekly

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈwiːk.li/ See IPA manual

Homophones

weakly /ˈwiːkli/

Freq #7928

Meanings

1

adj
Happening or done once a week or every week.

He goes for a weekly check-up at the hospital.
2

adv
Once a week; every week.

She visits her mother weekly.
3

noun
A newspaper or magazine that is published once a week.

The story first appeared in a local weekly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

hebdomadal hebdomadally hebdomadary

Word family

Forms weeklies

Derived forms biweeklysemi-weeklythrice-weeklytwi-weeklytwice-weekly

Etymology

From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

wykely Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# weekly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, adv, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈwiːk.li/
**Frequency rank:** 7928

## Meanings
1. Happening or done once a week or every week.
2. Once a week; every week.
3. A newspaper or magazine that is published once a week.

## Examples
- He goes for a weekly check-up at the hospital.
- She visits her mother weekly.
- The story first appeared in a local weekly.

## Synonyms
- hebdomadal
- hebdomadally
- hebdomadary

## Derived Forms
- biweekly
- semi-weekly
- thrice-weekly
- twi-weekly
- twice-weekly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wykely
- Affix: -ly - (adv.) in a manner of

## Etymology
From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

## AI Etymology
Weekly is from Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”). A key historical form is Middle English wykely. In present-day use, it can mean happening or done once a week or every week, or once a week; every week. Derived formations include biweekly, semi-weekly, thrice-weekly, twi-weekly, twice-weekly.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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