NYT Dictionary

MONTHLY

/ˈmʌnθli/
AdjectiveAdverbNounMONTH-lymonth-ly · 2 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019

Meaning

Occurring every month.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From month + -ly (adjectival suffix), perhaps via Middle English *monethly (attested only adverbially), from Old English mōnaþlīċ (“monthly”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþlīkaz (“monthly”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Danish månedlig (“monthly”), Swedish månatlig (“monthly”), Norwegian Bokmål månedlig (“monthly”), Icelandic mánaðarlegur (“monthly”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

every montheach monthmensuallyannualbiannualbiennialbiweeklycentennialdailydaybook

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019.

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