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Word entry · 7 letters

nightly

Best crossword clue

"Every evening"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈnaɪtli/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted ghilntyStarts with NEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Happening every night or at the end of each day.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • nightly dews
  • A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill.
  • The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk.

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