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hourly

adj · adv · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈaʊ̯əli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AW1 R L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring every hour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • There are hourly express buses.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horary

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

At intervals of an hour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Express buses depart hourly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Something produced each hour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

occurring every hour or payable by the hour

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hourly chimes
  • hourly pay

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adverb

Meaning 6

every hour; by the hour

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • daily, hourly, I grew stronger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hour + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: штогадзі́нны (štohadzínny) — that occurs every hour
  • Bulgarian: ежеча́сен (ežečásen) — that occurs every hour
  • Georgian: საათობრივი (saatobrivi) — that occurs every hour
  • German: stündlich — that occurs every hour
  • German: allstündlich — that occurs every hour
  • Hungarian: óránkénti — that occurs every hour
  • Irish: gach uair an chloig — that occurs every hour
  • Polish: cogodzinny — that occurs every hour
  • Russian: ежеча́сный (ježečásnyj) — that occurs every hour
  • Russian: почасово́й (počasovój) — that occurs every hour
  • Spanish: por hora — that occurs every hour
  • Ukrainian: щогоди́нний (ščohodýnnyj) — that occurs every hour
  • Welsh: bob awr — that occurs every hour
  • Welsh: ar yr awr — that occurs every hour
  • Irish: san uair — unsalaried, paid by the hour
  • Polish: godzinowy — unsalaried, paid by the hour
  • Bulgarian: през час (prez čas) — at intervals of an hour
  • German: stündlich — at intervals of an hour
  • Hungarian: óránként — at intervals of an hour
  • Irish: in éadan na huaire — at intervals of an hour
  • Russian: ежеча́сно (ježečásno) — at intervals of an hour
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