daily

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adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

1

a

: occurring, made, or acted upon every day

daily needs

b

: issued every day or every weekday

a daily newspaper

c

: of or providing for every day

a daily schedule

2

a

: reckoned by the day

average daily wage

b

: covering the period of or based on a day

daily statistics

daily

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adverb

1

: every day

Take one pill twice daily.

2

: every weekday

They serve lunch at school daily.

daily

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noun

plural dailies

1

: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday

2

British, old-fashioned : a servant who works on a daily basis

3

dailies plural : the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6

Synonyms

Adjective

• day-to-day
• diurnal
• quotidian

Noun

• domestic
• flunky
• flunkey
• flunkie
• lackey
• menial
• retainer
• servant
• steward

Examples of daily in a Sentence

Adjective

It has changed every aspect of daily life.

I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.

daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face

There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.

She reads the daily paper each morning.

Their average daily wage is only five dollars.

She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.

Noun

the city's two largest dailies

hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. —Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 May 2025

Over the course of a month, half received a daily course of probiotics, while the other half received a placebo.2 The probiotics were a mixture of nine different bacterial strains included in the Ecologic Barrier mixture produced by Winclove Probiotics, a company based in the Netherlands. —Simon Spichak, Health, 16 May 2025

Adverb

While some infotainment systems are better than others, many drivers use Apple CarPlay and Android Auto daily to access navigation and entertainment for their drives. —Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 May 2025

Imagine applying that same capability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where thousands of benefits and healthcare claims are processed daily. —Komal Goyal, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

Noun

Some of the complications to shooting on Imax film included reloading stock, galley sounds and the timely re-watching of dailies. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 May 2025

More than 130,000 vehicles drive on that stretch of the freeway daily, according to Caltrans’ average of traffic data from September. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing daily

• daily bread
• daily double
• daily dozen

Rhymes for daily

• bailee
• bailie
• baily
• gaily
• gayly
• scaly
• israeli
• ukulele

Kids Definition

daily

1 of 2 adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē 

1

a

: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday

a daily newspaper

b

: of or relating to every day

daily visitor

2

: figured in terms of one day

daily wages

daily adverb

daily

2 of 2 noun

plural dailies

: a newspaper published every weekday