daily

Etymology 1

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

adj

1. That occurs every day, or at least every working day
   Bunyan has told us […] that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands. 1831, Thomas Babington Macaulay, John Bunyan
2. diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly

noun

1. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
   1. A newspaper that is published every day.
   2. (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
   3. (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
   4. (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
   5. (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
   6. (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.

verb

1. (US, automotive, colloquial) To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day + -ly.

adv

1. quotidianly, every day
2. diurnally, by daylight