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daily

UK/ˈdeɪli/ US/ˈdeɪli/ common slang uk us
adverb (2) adjective (2) noun (1)

adverb

1.

without missing a day

  • “he stops by daily”
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2.

gradually and progressively

  • “his health weakened day by day”
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adjective

1.

occurring or done each day

  • “a daily record”
  • “day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women” H.S.Truman
  • “her day-after-day behavior”
  • “an every day occurrence”
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2.

measured by the day or happening every day

  • “a daily newspaper”
  • “daily chores”
  • “average daily wage”
  • “daily quota”

noun

1.

a newspaper that is published every day

Origin

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

Phrases

  • daily average revenue trades
  • daily beater
  • daily bread
  • daily devotional
  • daily double
  • daily drive
  • daily grind
  • daily life

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