Dai"ly , adv. Every day; day by day; as, a thing
happens daily.
Dai"ly , n.; pl.
Dailies (&?;). A publication which appears
regularly every day; as, the morning dailies.
Dai"ly (dā"l&ybreve;), a. [AS. dæglīc; dæg day + -līc like. See
Day.]
Happening, or
belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin.
Give us this day our
daily bread.
Matt. vi.
11. Bunyan has told us . . . that in New
England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of
thousands.
Macaulay. Syn. -- Daily, Diurnal. Daily is Anglo-Saxon, and diurnal is Latin. The former is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life; as, daily wants, daily
cares, daily employments. The latter is
appropriated chiefly by
astronomers to what belongs to the astronomical day; as, the diurnal revolution of the earth.
Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed, which
declares his dignity,
And the regard of Heaven on all
his ways.
Milton. Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound
Within the visible diurnal sphere.
Milton.
Hear it pronounced