weekly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Happening or done once a week or every week.

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

2. 2
   adv

   Once a week; every week.

   She visits her mother weekly.

3. 3
   noun

   A newspaper or magazine that is published once a week.

   The story first appeared in a local weekly.

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”).

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