nightly

night·ly

Obs. of, like, or characteristic of the night
done or occurring every night

Obs. at night
night after night; every night

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nightly

adjective

Of or occurring during the night; nocturnal: the cat's nightly prowl.
Happening or done every night: the physician's nightly rounds.

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night′ly
adverb

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Adjective

(not comparable)

Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
nightly dews
A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. "” Tyndall.
Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.
Used in the night.

Adverb

(not comparable)

Every night.
He checks his email nightly.

Noun

(plural nightlies)

(computing) A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.

Origin

From Middle English *nightly, nyÈtly, 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 nÃ¤chtlich (“nocturnal, nightly"), Danish natlig (“nightly"), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal").