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nightly

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night⋅ly

  [nahyt-lee]
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–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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE nihtlīc. See night, -ly
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night·ly   (nīt'lē)   
adj.  

  1. Of or occurring during the night; nocturnal: the cat's nightly prowl.

  2. Happening or done every night: the physician's nightly rounds.

night'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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