daily
1dai·ly
adjective \ˈdā-lē\Definition of DAILY
1
a : occurring, made, or acted upon every day <daily needs> b : issued every day or every weekday <a daily newspaper> c : of or providing for every day <a daily schedule>
2
a : reckoned by the day <average daily wage> b : covering the period of or based on a day <daily statistics>
Examples of DAILY
- It has changed every aspect of daily life.
- I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.
- daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face
- There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.
- She reads the daily paper each morning.
- Their average daily wage is only five dollars.
- She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.
First Known Use of DAILY
15th century
Related to DAILY
- Synonyms
- day-to-day, diurnal, quotidian
2daily
adverbDefinition of DAILY
1
: every day
2
: every weekday
First Known Use of DAILY
15th century
3daily
noun plural dai·lies
Definition of DAILY
1
: a newspaper published every weekday
2
British : a servant who works on a daily basis
3
plural : rush 6
Examples of DAILY
- the city's two largest dailies
- <hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean>
First Known Use of DAILY
1832
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