Nightly definition
The cat's nightly prowl.
The physician's nightly rounds.
Nightly dews.
A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. "” Tyndall.
The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.
He checks his email nightly.
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Noun
Origin of nightly
- From Middle English *nightly, nyȝtly, nihtlich, from Old English nihtlÄ«c, nihtelÄ«c (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night"), equivalent to night +"Ž -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").
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