daily Definition
daily (dā′lē)
adjective
- done, happening, published, etc. every day or every weekday
- calculated by the day daily rate
Etymology: ME dayly < OE dæglic < dæg, day
noun pl. -·lies
- a daily newspaper
- rush ()
adverb
every day; day after day
daily Synonyms
daily
modif.
daily Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- 100mg: Niacin intake above 100mg daily may cause a temporary flushing sensation.
- open: Open daily from 1 April to 1 November, it is well worth the visit.
- national: This includes local freebie newspapers, national dailies ( including the Sport ).
Modifies a noun
- basis: Late returns are charged for on a daily basis.
- routine: My daily routine probably does not fit the stereotypical image of a third year law student.
- newspaper: In Britain every national daily newspaper had follow-up stories.
- life: Daily life Back to top For much of the time, the greatest enemy was boredom.
- intake: Mean daily intake averaged over 6 days was main outcome variable.
- dose: In order to obtain response in 98 % of patients, a daily dose of 80 - 100 mg is required.
Used with adjective complement
- fluctuate: All telephone payments are processed via our UK CC system and as such, customers should be aware that the exchange rate fluctuates daily.
- fly: Emirates ( 0870 243 2222; www.emirates.com ) flies daily from Birmingham, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Glasgow via Dubai and Sydney.
- operate: Train Local trains operate daily between Carlisle and Dumfries, stopping at Gretna Green and Annan.
- grow: The company's customer base grows daily, driven mainly from positive referrals.
Noun used with modifier
9am-5pm: All the services are in Chinese, but visitors are welcome 9am-5pm daily ( 00 86 21 6322 5069 ).
Modifying Another Word
- twice: Patients were instructed to apply the gel to the affected area twice daily for three weeks.
- almost: She stays in almost daily contact with her team, what she calls " my little army of the kind.
- once: If symptoms worsen on twice daily just give once daily.
Preposition: from
9am: Open daily from 9am with undercover displays, the Otter Encounter and a Seashore Discovery Zone.
Preposition: for
- cryptosporidium: Water companies will shortly be required to sample continuously and analyze daily for cryptosporidium in the treated water at their most vulnerable sites.
- week: Patients were instructed to apply the gel to the affected area twice daily for three weeks.
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- ‹ Dahomey
- ‹ dahlia
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- ‹ dahabeah
- ‹ dah
- ‹ Dagwood (sandwich)
- ‹ daguerreotype
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