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
1
: every day
Take one pill twice daily.
2
: every weekday
They serve lunch at school daily.
plural dailies
1
: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday
2
dailies plural
: unedited movie footage processed or shared immediately after shooting for review by the cinematographer, director, or producer : rush entry 3 sense 6
3
: a quest or task in a video game that resets every day and for which a small bonus is given when completed
4
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
Examples of daily in a Sentence
Adjective
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.
Noun
the city's two largest dailies
hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean
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Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
Como Parrot Cay is also an American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts property, which gets card members complimentary daily breakfast for two and a $100 resort credit, among other perks.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Sushi and caviar were served daily.
—Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Metropolitan dailies, in particular, have suffered despite the growing urban population, with the slack taken up somewhat by the increase in suburban newspapers.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
Como Parrot Cay is also an American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts property, which gets card members complimentary daily breakfast for two and a $100 resort credit, among other perks.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
This combination can turn daily, simple tasks like washing hands or brushing teeth into an entire cleaning session.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Sushi and caviar were served daily.
—Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
However, the stars of the show here are its handmade soba and udon noodles, made fresh daily by owner and noodle master Seiji Akutsu.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Metropolitan dailies, in particular, have suffered despite the growing urban population, with the slack taken up somewhat by the increase in suburban newspapers.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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daily
1 of 2 adjective
dai·ly
ˈdā-lē 
1
a
: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
b
: of or relating to every day
daily visitor
2
: figured in terms of one day
daily wages
daily
adverb
daily
2 of 2 noun
plural dailies
: a newspaper published every weekday
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