nightly

1 of 2

adjective

night·​ly ˈnīt-lē How to pronounce nightly (audio)
1
: happening, done, or used by night or every night
2
: of or relating to the night or every night

nightly

2 of 2

adverb

: every night
also : at or by night

Examples of nightly in a Sentence

Adjective There were nightly attacks on the city. These clubs provide nightly entertainment. Adverb She performs at the club nightly. The restaurant serves dinner nightly.
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Adjective
There are two nightly seatings; the second comes alive with belly dancing and music as the atmosphere elevates. Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025 Add these seven nightly cleaning tasks to your daily routine. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Adverb
The show will be performed nightly starting tonight, May 14, through Saturday, May 17; the last show also will be livestreamed. Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Times Square Arts will also present Price’s stop-motion animations Man Series on the district’s billboards nightly in May as a part of the Midnight Moment program. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightly

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nightly was before the 12th century

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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightly. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

nightly

adjective
night·​ly
ˈnīt-lē
1
: of or relating to the night or every night
2
: happening, done, or produced by night or every night
nightly adverb

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