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Daily (adjective)

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Da'ily. adj. [ꝺaᵹlı, Saxon.] Happening every day, or very frequently; done every day; quotidian.

                Much are we bound to heaven
In daily thanks, that gave us such a prince. Shak. H. VIII.

Cease, man of woman born! to hope relief
From daily trouble, and continu'd grief. Prior.

Sources: Shakespeare's Henry VIII (62) · Prior, Matthew (162)

Attributes: Adjective (426) · Saxon (215)

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