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nightly en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈnaɪtli/

Etymology

From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
   • A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. 1871, John Tyndall, Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Lectures, and Reviews:
   • nightly dews
2. (not-comparable) Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
   • The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.
3. (not-comparable) Used in the night.

Translations (10)

da natlig (occurring every night) · hi रात्रिक (occurring every night) · fi jokailtainen (occurring every night) · it notturno (occurring every night) · ru ежено́щный (occurring every night) · uk щоні́чний (occurring every night) · ru ежено́чный (occurring every night) · fi jokaöinen (occurring every night) · pl conocny (occurring every night) · es nocturno (occurring every night)

nightly en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈnaɪtli/

Etymology

From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Every night.
   • It was the Nightingale, and not the Larke, / That pier'st the fearefull hollow of thine eare, / Nightly she sings on yond Pomgranet tree, c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
   • I practice nightly, I try to keep ahead / This art of surfacing is all but dead 1979, The Boomtown Rats, “Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing:
   • He checks his email nightly.
   • This tunnel assumed some measure of importance during the second world war, when it was used nightly as an air raid shelter for multiple unit electric trains which were propelled over the branch by a steam engine. 1952 December, R. C. Riley, “By Rail to Kemp Town”, in Railway Magazine, page 836:

Translations (16)

ru ка́ждую ночь (every night) · bg нощем (every night) · hi रात्रिक (every night) · ru ежено́чно (every night) · it di notte (every night) · hu éjszakánként (every night) · bg всяка нощ (every night) · hu éjjelente (every night) · ru ежено́щно (every night) · es cada noche (every night) · uk щоні́чно (every night) · eo nokte (every night) · fi joka ilta (every night) · hu éjjelenként (every night) · fi joka yö (every night) · it ogni notte (every night)

nightly en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈnaɪtli/

Etymology

From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly.

Meanings

1. A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.
   • Depending on how brave you are, you can even set it to update to the “bleeding edge nightlies” instead of just the point release nightlies if you want to really see the cutting edge of WordPress core development. 2014, Adam Onishi, Pro WordPress Theme Development, Apress, →ISBN, page 349:

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