Definitions for monthlies

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monthlies month·ly

Spelling: [muhnth-lee]

IPA: /ˈmʌnθ li/

Monthlies is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 675 anagrams from letters in monthlies (ehilmnost).

Definitions for monthlies

noun

1. a periodical published once a month.
2. Sometimes, monthlies. Informal. a menstrual period.

adverb

1. once a month; by the month.

adjective

1. pertaining to a month, or to each month.
2. done, happening, appearing, etc., once a month:
3. computed or determined by the month:
4. continuing or lasting for a month.

Origin of monthlies

First recorded in 1525-35; month + -ly

Examples for monthlies

"I shall dress the whole scene up for one of the monthlies," observed Mr. Guffins.

The House of Commons is soon to register the decrees of the monthlies.

Foreign writers supply about one-third of the contents of the monthlies.

With the weeklies and monthlies, the change taking place is the same.

A monthly was reasonable enough in course of time; so we had monthlies.

Here there are three great dailies, ten weeklies, and three monthlies.

That was the golden age of sermons and pamphlets, the latter occupying the place of our monthlies.

For Sue came after her monthlies and in a ten minutes' conversation wrought more ruin than she would have believed possible.

No quarterlies, monthlies, or weeklies lie at home to divert.

In common parlance, these periods are often spoke of as the "monthlies."