YEARLY

annual, yearly

(adjective) occurring or payable every year; “an annual trip to Paris”; “yearly medical examinations”; “annual (or yearly) income”

annually, yearly, every year, each year

(adverb) without missing a year; “they travel to China annually”

annual, yearly, yearbook

(noun) a reference book that is published regularly once every year

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

yearly (not comparable)

Happening once every year.

Synonyms

• annual

• per annum

• perennial

Adverb

yearly (not comparable)

Once a year.

Every year.

Synonyms

• annually

• perennially

Noun

yearly (plural yearlies)

Something that is published once a year.

Anagrams

• yarely

Source: Wiktionary


Year"ly, a. Etym: [AS. geárlic.]

1. Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income; a yearly feast.

2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant.

3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or revolution, of the earth. Shak.

Year"ly, adv. Etym: [AS. geárlice.]

Definition: Annually; once a year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed. Yearly will I do this rite. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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