Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Occurring, done, or appearing once a week or every week: Describes something that happens or is produced with a frequency of once per seven days.
   • Computed or determined by the week: Relating to a period of one week.

2. Adverb:

   • Once a week; every week: Describes the frequency of an action or event.

3. Noun:

   • A publication issued once a week: A periodical, such as a magazine or newspaper, that is published every week.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • We have a weekly team meeting every Monday. (Describes a recurring event.)
  • She is paid a weekly salary. (Describes compensation calculated per week.)
  • It is a weekly magazine. (Describes the publication schedule of a periodical.)

• Adverb:

  • The garbage is collected weekly. (Describes how often an action occurs.)
  • The data is updated weekly. (Describes the frequency of a process.)

• Noun:

  • I subscribe to a local weekly. (Refers to a weekly newspaper or magazine.)
  • She writes for a famous news weekly. (Refers to a weekly publication.)

Advanced Usage

• "A weekly basis": Used to indicate the regular interval of an activity.

  • Reports are submitted on a weekly basis. (Meaning reports are submitted every week.)

• "Twice-weekly" / "Thrice-weekly": Compound adjectives indicating frequency of two or three times per week. (Note: These are listed here as they are common variants but are distinct from the single word "weekly").

  • The clinic offers twice-weekly therapy sessions.

Variants and Related Words

• Biweekly (adj/adv): Can mean either "occurring every two weeks" or "occurring twice a week." Context is crucial.
• Semiweekly (adj/adv): Occurring twice a week.
• Week (n): A period of seven days, forming the basis for "weekly."
• Weeklies (n, plural): Multiple weekly publications.

Synonyms

• Adjective/Adverb: Each week, every week, once a week, per week.
• Noun: Periodical, magazine, journal, gazette (when specifying a weekly publication).

Related Phrases

• "Paid weekly": Receiving payment once every week.

  • The temporary staff are paid weekly.

• "Weekly schedule": A timetable or plan that repeats every week.

  • Her weekly schedule is very busy.

Idioms

(No specific idioms are centered solely on the word "weekly." Its usage is primarily literal and functional.)

Adjective

1. of or occurring every seven days
   • a weekly visit
   • weekly paper

Adverb

1. without missing a week
   • she visited her aunt weekly

Noun

1. a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)