monthly

English

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Etymology

From month + -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌnθli/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌnθli

Adjective

monthly (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every month.
    It's time give the dog its monthly bath.

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Adverb

monthly (not comparable)

  1. Every month.
    Rent must be paid monthly.

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Noun

monthly (plural monthlies)

  1. A publication that is published once a month.
    • 2009 January 5, Stephanie Clifford, “Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads”, in New York Times:
      Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky.
  2. (euphemistic) The menstrual period.
    • 2008, Monica Dixon, Through Closed Eyes, page 230:
      Katherine assumed she was having her monthly. She could recall times when her own monthly was so intense that it showed on her face.

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  • Japanese: マンスリー

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