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

Macdonald and Allen talk weekly. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Yes, many Christians don’t go to church more often than at Christmas and Easter, but the devout attend services weekly, ironically also on Sundays. —Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026

Adjective

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026

That experimental weekly injection combines semaglutide with cagrilintide, which mimics another gut hormone called amylin. —Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026

Noun

With new Safari Air Africa flights leaving three times a week from Beira to Gorongosa, and twice-weekly flights from Beira to Vilanculos, bush and beach destinations can be accessed by air. —Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026

Among Gen Z, 71% of men use generative AI weekly compared to 59% of women. —Valerie Chapman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 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