adj
daily
DAY-lee
adj
1
Happening or done every day.
"Taking a daily walk has really improved his mood."
"The bakery has a daily special on fresh bread."
noun
1
A newspaper published every day.
"She reads the daily over breakfast every morning."
adv
1
Every day; once each day.
"The medication should be taken daily, with food."
How to Use Daily
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHappening every day, or a word for something (like a newspaper) produced every day.
Common pairings
daily routine
daily newspaper
daily basis
Word Forms
dailied past tense, dailies plural, Dailys plural, dailies singular
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Etymology
From Old English dæglic, built from "day" plus the adjective-forming suffix "-ly," meaning literally "day-like" or "day-related."