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Webster 1913 Edition

Yearly

Year′ly

,
Adj.
[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.
[AS.
geárlice
.]
Annually; once a year to year;
as, blessings
yearly
bestowed
.
Yearly
will I do this rite.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Yearly

YEARLY

,
Adj.
1.
Annual; happening; accruing or coming every year; as a yearly rent or income.
2.
Lasting a year; as a yearly plant.
3.
Comprehending a year; as the yearly circuit or revolution of the earth.

YEARLY

,
adv.
Annually; once a year; as blessings yearly bestowed.

Definition 2024

yearly

yearly

English

The New Year is one of many examples of yearly holidays.

Adjective

yearly ‎(not comparable)

  1. Happening once every year.
    a yearly income
    Christmas is a yearly celebration.

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Adverb

yearly ‎(not comparable)

  1. Once a year.
  2. Every year.

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Noun

yearly ‎(plural yearlies)

  1. Something that is published once a year.

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Etymology

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīc ‎(“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots yerelie ‎(“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk ‎(“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks ‎(“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks ‎(“yearly”), German jährlich ‎(“yearly”), Swedish årlig ‎(“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur ‎(“yearly”).

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