weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē 

: every week : once a week : by the week

weekly

2 of 3

adjective

1

: occurring, appearing, or done weekly

weekly meetings

2

: reckoned by the week

weekly rental rates

weekly

3 of 3

noun

plural weeklies

: a weekly newspaper or periodical

Examples of weekly in a Sentence

Adjective

I make weekly trips to the grocery store.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

The series will air two episodes weekly through May 3. —Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026

Base cabinets work well for items used weekly. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026

Adjective

During that stretch, Davis has waffled between hopeless and hopeful on a weekly basis. —Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

By sacrificing her long meals and talking over the growing pains with staffers over weekly lunches. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

Noun

And only 30% of those Catholics attend Mass weekly. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Set the glass in bright indirect light and change the water weekly. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weekly

• bleakly
• meekly
• weakly
• biweekly
• obliquely
• uniquely

Kids Definition

weekly

1 of 2 adjective

week·​ly ˈwē-klē 

1

: occurring, done, produced, or published every week

2

: figured by the week

a weekly wage

weekly adverb

weekly

2 of 2 noun

plural weeklies

: a weekly publication