yearly

Meanings

Plural: yearlies

Noun

a reference book that is published regularly once every year
Something that is published once a year.

Adjective Satellite

occurring or payable every year
- "yearly medical examinations"
- "annual (or yearly) income"

Adverb

without missing a year

Adj

Happening once every year.
Over the course of one year

Adv

Once a year.
Every year.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīċ, ġērlīċ (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year + -ly (adjectival suffix) or -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), Afrikaans jaarliks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Danish årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Bokmål årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Nynorsk årleg (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).

Synonyms

annual, annually, each year, every year, per annum, perennial, perennially, yearbook

Scrabble Score: 12

yearly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
yearly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yearly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

yearly is a valid Words With Friends word