nightly Definition
nightly (nīt′lē)
adjective
- Obsolete of, like, or characteristic of the night
- done or occurring every night
adverb
- Obsolete at night
- night after night; every night
nightly Synonyms
nightly
modif.
nightly Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- vigil: Monks Monk Christian monks despised sleep, and early monasteries kept up a nightly vigil of prayer and fasting to effect " sleeplessness " .
- entertainment: Of warm springs nothing small about of nightly entertainment to draw record.
- raid: On 23 August came the start of the Blitz, building up to a terrible autumn of heavy, nightly raids.
- backup: Our local backup service is an economical way to maintain nightly backups of your site data on the local drive array.
- patrol: Badgers too, out on their nightly patrols are known to have a sweet tooth and make the most of the season.
- ritual: I have turned this one book into a nightly ritual.
Modifying Another Word
- twice: The great Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder could be seen ' twice nightly ' in November 1931.
- almost: The demonstrations are held on an almost nightly basis.
- up: It is backed up nightly, and can be restored from tape on request.
Used with adjective complement
- run: This is run automatically nightly to scan all user home directories and disinfect any files found to contain viruses.
- vary: Tickets: £ 10-12 ( approx, varies nightly ).
- appear: Within a few more days the fireballs were appearing almost nightly.
- perform: We performed twice nightly, and would you believe, in those days, three on Saturdays?
- back: It is backed up nightly, and can be restored from tape on request.
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