happening or done every night; occurring during the night
From Old English nihtlic, from niht 'night' + -lic '-ly' suffix
The word 'nightly' has been around since Old English times, showing how important the rhythm of day and night has always been to human life. It's interesting how we have 'nightly' but 'daily' instead of 'dayly'!
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