monthly

Etymology

From month + -ly.

adj

  1. Occurring every month.
    It's time give the dog its monthly bath.

adv

  1. Every month.
    Rent must be paid monthly.

noun

  1. A publication that is published once a month.
    Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky. January 5 2009, Stephanie Clifford, “Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads”, in New York Times
  2. (euphemistic) The menstrual period.
    Katherine assumed she was having her monthly. She could recall times when her own monthly was so intense that it showed on her face. 2008, Monica Dixon, Through Closed Eyes, page 230

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