1
a
: occurring, made, or acted upon every day
daily needs
b
: issued every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
c
: of or providing for every day
a daily schedule
2
a
: reckoned by the day
average daily wage
b
: covering the period of or based on a day
daily statistics
1
: every day
Take one pill twice daily.
2
: every weekday
They serve lunch at school daily.
plural dailies
1
: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday
2
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
3
dailies plural
: the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6
Synonyms
Examples of daily in a Sentence
Adjective
It has changed every aspect of daily life.
I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.
daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face
There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.
She reads the daily paper each morning.
Their average daily wage is only five dollars.
She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.
Noun
the city's two largest dailies
hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean
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The customs agency seized an average of over 200 agricultural pests daily in 2023, data shows.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
The zoo is expecting thousands of visitors, and set up a queue for the pandas by the Asia Trail entrance, across from the Visitor's Center.
Plan for long lines and give enough time to reach the Panda House before the last entry at 3:30pm daily.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
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—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
After about a week, move it to a spot that receives at least six hours of sunlight daily, but avoid exposing it to intense afternoon sun.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The customs agency seized an average of over 200 agricultural pests daily in 2023, data shows.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Cesarina, San Diego, CA Cesarina elevates classic Italian foods with its fresh pasta made in-house daily.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
The zoo is expecting thousands of visitors, and set up a queue for the pandas by the Asia Trail entrance, across from the Visitor's Center.
Plan for long lines and give enough time to reach the Panda House before the last entry at 3:30pm daily.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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daily
1 of 2 adjective
dai·ly
ˈdā-lē 
1
a
: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
b
: of or relating to every day
daily visitor
2
: figured in terms of one day
daily wages
daily
adverb
daily
2 of 2 noun
plural dailies
: a newspaper published every weekday
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