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monthly

adj, adv, noun — 4 senses

monthly

adj

/ˈmʌnθli/

Etymology From month + -ly (adjectival suffix), perhaps via Middle English *monethly (attested only adverbially), from Old English mōnaþlīċ (“monthly”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþlīkaz (“monthly”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Danish månedlig (“monthly”), Swedish månatlig (“monthly”), Norwegian Bokmål månedlig (“monthly”), Icelandic mánaðarlegur (“monthly”).

1

Occurring every month.

  • It's time give the dog its monthly bath.
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Derived terms
half-monthly, monthly bill, monthly friend, monthly meeting, monthly tugboat, monthly visitor, semi-monthly, thrice-monthly

monthly

adv

Etymology From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).

1

Every month.

  • Rent must be paid monthly.

monthly

noun

Etymology From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).

1

A publication that is published once a month.

  • Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky.2009 January 5, Stephanie Clifford, “Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads”, in New York Times:
2

Euphemistic The menstrual period.

  • Katherine assumed she was having her monthly. She could recall times when her own monthly was so intense that it showed on her face.2008, Monica Dixon, Through Closed Eyes, page 230:
Synonyms
every month, each month, mensually
Derived terms
alt-monthly, bimonthly, intermonthly, intramonthly, midmonthly, monthlyish, nonmonthly, semimonthly, submonthly, trimonthly
Related terms
weekly, daily, yearly, frequency

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