/ Dictionary / Index N nightly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: night•ly Pronunciation: (nīt'lē), [key] — adj. coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand. coming, occurring, appearing, or active at night: nightly revels. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of night: the nightly gloom before a storm. —adv. on every night: performances given nightly. at or by night: an animal that is seen nightly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nightly (Thesaurus) nightlong nightmare Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language