Definitions for fortnightly
ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt lifort·night·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 6 votes

1. fortnightly, biweeklyadverb

   occurring every two weeks

2. fortnightly, biweeklyadverb

   every two weeks

   "he visited his cousins fortnightly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fortnightlynoun

   a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly

2. fortnightlyadverb

   once in a fortnight

3. fortnightlyadjective

   occurring once in a fortnight

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fortnightly

   A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term fēowertīene niht, meaning "fourteen nights" (or "fourteen days," since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights).

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1. fortnightly

   Fortnightly refers to something that occurs or is done every two weeks or once every fourteen days.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fortnightlyadjective

   occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication

2. Fortnightlyadverb

   once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce fortnightly?

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How to say fortnightly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortnightly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortnightly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fortnightly in a Sentence

1. So I Married an Axe Murderer:

   Charlie Dad, how can you hate The Colonel Stuart Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass

2. Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver:

   We're involved at the moment in fortnightly calls ... on Brazil, Mexico, United States and Turkey, which are clearly the four which present the biggest problems in this regard (improving them), we absolutely need to turn them round, or we would need to think of more extreme solutions to the problem.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fortnightly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fortnightly
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnightly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortnightly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fortnightly