termly

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adjective

Occurring every term.

“a termly fee”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English term →
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Meanings

adjectivetermly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring every term.

    a termly fee

adverbtermly (comparative more termly, superlative most termly)

comparative more termly · superlative most termly

  1. term by term; every term

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  5. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  6. Latinterminus
  7. Old Frenchterme
  8. Middle Englishterme
  9. Englishterm
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishtermly

From term + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

myrtle
Cite this entry
APA

termly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/termly

MLA

“termly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/termly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “termly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/termly.

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