nightly
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Definition
Adjective:
- Happening every night: Occurring or taking place each night, on a regular basis.
- Of or relating to the night: Pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for the night.
Adverb:
- Every night, each night: At the end of each day; on a nightly basis.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The hotel offers a nightly turndown service for all guests.
- He has a nightly routine of reading before bed.
- Adverb:
- The security guard patrols the premises nightly.
- The data is backed up nightly to ensure no information is lost.
Advanced Usage
- "Nightly news": A common term for a television news program broadcast each evening.
- We watch the nightly news to stay informed about current events.
- Used to emphasize the regularity of an event tied to the evening or night.
- The restaurant's special is a nightly feature on the menu.
Variants and Related Words
- Night (n): The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- Nighttime (n): The time of night.
- Nightly is itself an adjective and adverb form; there is no direct noun or verb variant of this specific word.
Synonyms
- Adjective (happening every night): Each night, every night, nocturnal (in some contexts).
- Adverb: Each night, every night, per noctem (Latin-derived, formal).
Antonyms
- Adjective: Daily (if implying daytime), sporadic, irregular.
- Adverb: Rarely, infrequently, sporadically.
Related Phrases
- Night after night: Continuously, for many nights in succession.
- She worked night after night to finish the project.
- Night owl: A person who habitually stays up late at night.
- As a night owl, he does his best work nightly after midnight.
Adjective
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happening every night
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nightly television now goes on until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m.
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Adverb
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at the end of each day
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she checks on her roses nightly
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