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.

Derived terms

• bihourly
• half-hourly
• semihourly, semi-hourly

Translations

that occurs every hour

• Bulgarian: ежечасен (ežečasen)
• German: stündlich (de), allstündlich (de)

• Hungarian: óránkénti (hu)
• Russian: ежеча́сный (ru) (ježečásnyj), почасово́й (ru) (počasovój) (of transportation timetables, pay)

Adverb

hourly (not comparable)

1. At intervals of an hour.

   Express buses depart hourly.

Derived terms

• bihourly
• half-hourly
• semihourly, semi-hourly

Translations

at intervals of an hour

• Bulgarian: през час (prez čas)
• German: stündlich (de)
• Hungarian: óránként

• Irish: in éadan na huaire
• Russian: ежеча́сно (ru) (ježečásno)

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.