fortnightly
adjective
fort·night·ly
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Definition of fortnightly
(Entry 1 of 3)
: occurring or appearing once in a fortnight
fortnightly
adverbDefinition of fortnightly (Entry 2 of 3)
: once in a fortnight : every fortnight
fortnightly
noun
plural fortnightlies
Definition of fortnightly (Entry 3 of 3)
: a publication issued fortnightly
Examples of fortnightly in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The new accounting method meant that fortnightly income could be averaged to estimate the income for an entire year—a problem for those with contract, part-time or precarious work. — Joanna Redden, Scientific American, "The Harm That Data Do," 1 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
The Vienna circle was made up mainly of physicists, mathematicians and philosophers, whose fortnightly meetings were dedicated to investigating problems of logic, science, language and mathematics. — The Economist, "Talking headsThe scientific debates of the Vienna circle," 11 Jan. 2018 The Phnom Penh Post, which ran fortnightly, started publishing six days a week in 2008. — Nathan Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Cambodia Daily’s shuttering, ill winds for country’s democracy?," 8 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fortnightly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fortnightly
fortnightly
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fortnightly
chiefly British
: happening or appearing once every two weeks
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