yearly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈjɪrli/ UK /ˈjɪəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj happening or produced once a year; annually The club holds its yearly dinner each December. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · happening or produced once... annualannuallyperennial Word family Related forms yearyearling Etymology AI details From Old English ġēarlīc ('yearly'), from ġēar ('year') + -līc ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *jērą ('year'). ġēar Old English *jērą Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # yearly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈjɪrli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈjɪəli/ ## Meanings 1. happening or produced once a year; annually ## Examples - The club holds its yearly dinner each December. ## Synonyms - annual - annually - perennial ## Related Forms - year - yearling ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ġēar - Root: *jērą ## Etymology From Old English ġēarlīc ('yearly'), from ġēar ('year') + -līc ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *jērą ('year'). ## AI Etymology Yearly is an adjective and adverb meaning "happening or produced once a year; annually". Historically, it is from Old English ġēarlīc ('yearly'), from ġēar ('year') + -līc ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *jērą ('year'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: yearly is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "happening or produced once a year; annually", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old English ġēar with Proto-Germanic *jērą. Close English family members include year, and yearling. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown