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

New episodes of the eight-episode season will air weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025

Then there’s the type of bingo that your local watering hole has started hosting weekly. —Madeline Bilis, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025

Adjective

Although some patients dislike needles, others don't seem to mind the weekly injections, obesity experts said. —CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

While injectable medications have dominated the weight loss space for years, most people aren’t exactly pumped to stick a needle in their stomach on a weekly basis. —Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025

Noun

In the era where something goes viral weekly (and attention spans are devastatingly shorter), what exactly qualifies as the best trend when we are inundated with them? —Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025

The six-episode series gets its start tomorrow on the streaming platform, with two new episodes releasing weekly through December 26. —Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

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