HOURLY

hourly

(adjective) occurring every hour or payable by the hour; “hourly chimes”; “hourly pay”

hourly

(adverb) every hour; by the hour; “daily, hourly, I grew stronger”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hourly (not comparable)

Occurring every hour.

Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.

Adverb

hourly (not comparable)

At intervals of an hour.

Noun

hourly (plural hourlies)

Something produced each hour.

Source: Wiktionary


Hour"ly, a.

Definition: Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual. In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. Sharp.

Hour"ly, adv.

Definition: Every hour; frequently; continually. Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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