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Webster 1913 Edition


Hourly

Hour′ly

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

Webster 1828 Edition


Hourly

HOUR'LY

,
Adj.
our'ly. Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated.
Observe the waning moon with hourly view.
1.
Continual.
We must live in hourly expectation of having the troops recalled.

HOUR'LY

,
adv.
our'ly. Every hour; frequently; continually.
Great was their strife which hourly was renewed.

Definition 2024


hourly

hourly

English

Adjective

hourly (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every hour.
    There are hourly express buses.
  2. Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.

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Adverb

hourly (not comparable)

  1. At intervals of an hour.
    Express buses depart hourly.

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Noun

hourly (plural hourlies)

  1. Something produced each hour.
    She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.