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hourly

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hour·ly  (ourl)
adj.
1. Occurring every hour: hourly chimes.
2. Frequent; continual: hourly changes in the plans.
3. By the hour as a unit: hourly pay.
adv.
1. At or during every hour: The news is broadcast hourly.
2. Frequently; continually: complaints that came hourly.
n. pl. hour·lies Informal
An employee paid by the hour.

hourly
Adjective
1. of, occurring, or done once every hour
2. measured by the hour: hourly charges
3. frequent
Adverb
1. once every hour
2. by the hour: hourly paid
3. frequently
4. at any moment: the arrival of the men was hourly expected
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hourly - occurring every hour or payable by the hour; "hourly chimes"; "hourly pay"
periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
Adv.1.hourly - every hour; by the hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger"
Translations
hourly [ˈauəlɪ] adj(de) cada hora; [rate] → por hora
advcada hora
hourly [ˈauəlɪ] hour adjtoutes les heures; [rate] → horaire;
hourly paid adjpayé(e) à l'heure
hourly [ˈauəlɪ] hour adjstündlich;
(rate) → Stunden-
(soon) → jederzeit
hourly [ˈauəlɪ] adj(ad) ogni ora; [rate] → orario/a
advogni ora;
hourly paid adjpagato/a a ore


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Of all who hail thy presence as the morning -- Of all to whom thine absence is the night -- The blotting utterly from out high heaven The sacred sun -- of all who, weeping, bless thee Hourly for hope- for life -- ah
Astor that circumstances would permit; the frigate being hourly expected, in which case the whole property of that gentleman would be liable to capture.
To Michael and Kwaque, the daily, even hourly, recognition and consideration of Dag Daughtry was tantamount to resting continuously in the bosom of Abraham.
 
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