monthly
/ˈmʌnθli/ adjective, adverb, noun
Forms monthlies mon.
- adjective Occurring every month. “It's time give the dog its monthly bath.”
- adverb Every month. “Rent must be paid monthly.”
- noun A publication that is published once a month.
- noun (euphemistic) The menstrual period.
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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”).
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”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the monthly revolution of the moon.
- adjective Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit; monthly charges; a monthly installment; a monthly magazine. Monthly nurse, a nurse who serves for a month or some short time, esp. one which attends women after childbirth.
- noun A publication which appears regularly once a month.
- adverb Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes monthly. Shak.
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “monthly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details