daily

¹dai·ly

adj \ˈdā-lē\

Definition of DAILY

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>

Examples of DAILY

1. It has changed every aspect of daily life.
2. I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.
3. daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face
4. There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.
5. She reads the daily paper each morning.
6. Their average daily wage is only five dollars.
7. She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.

First Known Use of DAILY

15th century

Related to DAILY

Synonyms: day-to-day, diurnal, quotidian

Related Words: alternate, cyclic (or cyclical), intermittent, periodic, recurrent, recurring, regular; ceaseless, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, everlasting, frequent, incessant, nonstop, perpetual, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting

Near Antonyms: monthly, weekly, yearly; erratic, infrequent, irregular; occasional, spasmodic, spastic, sporadic; interrupted

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Rhymes with DAILY

Ailey, bailey, bailie, Daley, Daly, gaily, grayly, paly, scaly, shaley, wally