night·ly

[nahyt-lee]
adjective
1.
coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.
2.
coming, occurring, appearing, or active at night: nightly revels.
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of night: the nightly gloom before a storm.
adverb
4.
on every night: performances given nightly.
5.
at or by night: an animal that is seen nightly.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English nihtlīc. See night, -ly

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nightly (ˈnaɪtlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  happening or relating to each night
2.  happening at night
 
adv
3.  at night or each night

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Example sentences
It seems a world away from the incipient revolution proclaimed on the nightly
  news.
It includes the same packages as nightly version but checked out from the trunk.
The gunmetal-gray launches are revving their engines impatiently, itching to
  begin their nightly chase after smugglers.
Scattered over the slopes are fenced enclosures where the cattle are corralled
  nightly during the warm months.
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