weekly
/ˈwiːk.li/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
adv
adj
Happening once a week, or every week.
noun
A publication that is published once a week.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "She visits her mother weekly."
- "He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital."
- "In summer, we cut the grass on a weekly basis."
- "In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments."
Etymology
From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: wykely