daily

[ dey-lee ]

/ ˈdeɪ li /

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adjective

of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday: daily attendance; a daily newspaper.

computed or measured by the day: daily quota; a daily wage.

noun, plural dai·lies.

a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.

dailies, Movies. a series of hastily printed shots from the previous day's shooting, selected by the director to be viewed for possible inclusion in the final version of the film; rushes.

British.

a nonresident servant who comes to work every day; a permanently employed servant who sleeps out.
a person employed to do cleaning or other household work by the day.

adverb

every day; day by day: She phoned the hospital daily.

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Origin of daily

before 1000; late Middle English; Old English dæglīc.See day, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM daily

dai·li·ness, noun

Words nearby daily

daibutsu, daiker, daikon, Dáil Éireann, dailies, daily, daily-breader, daily double, daily dozen, daimen, Daimler

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How to use daily in a sentence

When it launched last fall, Tinder’s monthly usage was climbing, but users were opening the app less on a daily basis.
Tinder’s interactive video event ‘Swipe Night’ will launch in international markets this month|Catherine Shu|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan’s leading business daily, detailed Suga’s daily routine in a profile published last year.
How the son of strawberry pickers became Japan’s most likely choice for next prime minister|claychandler|September 3, 2020|Fortune
Most of us quickly scarf down a salad to maximize our daily output.
Eight ways that taking a real lunch break can improve your work (and life)|By Quinn Fish/Working Mother|September 1, 2020|Popular-Science
The first week of school in the district is now just a daily check-in online with students to help them navigate the new remote learning reality and give teachers more time to prepare.
Team Reopen: 2, Schools: 0|Scott Lewis|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Frederiksen, the Danish leader, posted a clip of herself singing Danish pop songs while doing the dishes, injecting much-needed humor into the grim diet of daily news.
Why female leaders are faring better than ‘wartime presidents’ against COVID-19|matthewheimer|August 20, 2020|Fortune
Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As part of that effort, Said received weapons training for months, sources told The Daily Beast.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“We quietly did,” Reed previously told The Daily Beast of removing ISIS.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That is why The Daily Beast stands with Charlie Hebdo and published their controversial covers in the wake of the attack.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
When the women came, he was preparing to go to the west side for his daily visit with Mrs. Pruitt.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The card table profitably occupies some six to eight hours daily of these old fellows' attention.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
We have to remember that his daily life, where the home is orderly, helps to impress on him regularity of form.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He need not stop further study, but whatever else he learns let him at least practise this daily recital for one month.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for daily

daily

/ (ˈdeɪlɪ) /

adjective

of or occurring every day or every weekdaya daily paper

earn one's daily bread to earn one's living

the daily round the usual activities of one's day

noun plural -lies

a daily publication, esp a newspaper

Also called: daily help British another name for a charwoman

adverb

every day

constantly; often

Word Origin for daily

Old English dæglīc; see day, -ly 1

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