hourly

English

Etymology

hour + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯əli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/

Adjective

hourly (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every hour.
    There are hourly express buses.
  2. Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.

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Adverb

hourly (not comparable)

  1. At intervals of an hour.
    Express buses depart hourly.

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Noun

hourly (plural hourlies)

  1. Something produced each hour.
    She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.
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