daily

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adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

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

daily

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adverb

1

: every day

2

: every weekday

daily

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noun

plural dailies

1

: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday

2

British, old-fashioned : a servant who works on a daily basis

3

dailies plural : the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6

Synonyms

Adjective

• day-to-day
• diurnal
• quotidian

Noun

• domestic
• flunky
• flunkey
• flunkie
• lackey
• menial
• retainer
• servant
• steward

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

When employees come together to support a cause, they are united by a shared purpose that goes beyond their daily work responsibilities. —Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024

An artificially intelligent approximation of his voice will give you daily recaps of the prior day’s highlights, all generated based on your own customizations, and done with his consent, of course. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2024

Adverb

The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. What exhibits are at the Harley-Davidson Museum? —Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024

Los Alamitos Laguna Niguel + Aliso Viejo Rancho Santa Margarita Restaurants Food and Drink Amusement Parks + Disneyland Orange County Register Store Get the latest news delivered daily! —Orange County Register, 23 July 2024

Noun

The Grapevine's inaugural issue touted the paper as an unusual, fun alternative to the dailies. —arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2024

The most bullish career-wise: those who use AI daily. —Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 28 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing daily

• daily bread
• daily double
• daily dozen

Kids Definition

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