midweekly

[mid-week-lee]

adjective

1. midweek.

adverb

1. in the middle of the week.

Word History and Origins

Origin of midweekly¹

midweek + -ly

Example Sentences

One Weekend feature that will have to change when the show goes midweekly is the name.

From Time Magazine Archive

When To Use

What does midweekly mean?

Midweekly means in the middle of the week—roughly the period from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning.It can be used as an adjective, as in a midweekly meeting, or an adverb, as in We plan to meet midweekly. It may or may not imply that the meeting will be recurring, like the word weekly does.As an adjective, it means the same thing as midweek, which is much more commonly used, as in a midweek meeting. The word week most commonly refers to any period of seven consecutive days, but in midweek and midweekly it refers to the seven-day period that begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. The exact middle of the week is Wednesday, and midweek and midweekly are typically used to indicate an approximate period of time on or around Wednesday.Example: Let’s meet midweekly to review the progress we make on Monday and Tuesday.