Definition of "daily"

daily¹

/ˈdeɪli/

adjective
not comparable
1. That occurs every day, or at least every working day
  Quotations
  Give us this day our daily bread.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Matthew vi:11
  Bunyan has told us […] that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.
  1831, Thomas Babington Macaulay, John Bunyan
  Man hath his daily work of body or mind / Appointed, which declares his dignity, / And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.
  1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […]; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873,
  The petty ſtreames that paie a dailie det / To their ſalt ſoveraigne with their freſh fals haſt, / Adde to his flowe, but alter not his taſt.
  1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto)‎, London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […]
2. diurnal, by daylight, as opposed to nightly
noun
plural dailies
1. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  Quotations
  In the home office these dailies may be filed under one of two methods. Geographically by the territory controlled by an Agency, filing the dailies by their numbers back of the guide indicating the locality. Geographically as above, but filing the dailies by expiration date instead of by their numbers.
  1920, James Newton McCord, A Textbook of Filing, page 124
  The dailies, or abstracts of the dailies, of the other companies and other departments are also checked, as has been said, in the Impaired Record department. For these coverages it is necessary to check for honesty or undesirable reputation of any kind. These dailies, and abstracts, are also taken by the "impaired record girls" when they have completed their checking, to the various departments.
  1946, The American Archivist, volumes 9-10, page 341
  The popular "dailies" format builds a broad range of knowledge by covering Tennessee Basics, Geography, History, People, and Government essential facts through interesting texts and visuals + reading comprehension activities, skill activities, map activities, and more.
  2011, Carole Marsh, Tennessee Dailies: 180 Daily Activities for Kids, page 39
  I do not let these experiences disrupt my focus in my daily or my responsibility for my family.
  2013, Charles Steinbach, Schizophrenia's Gift
  1. A newspaper that is published every day.
  2. (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
  3. (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
  4. (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
  5. (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
  6. (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
verb
1. (US, automotive, colloquial) To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.

daily²

/ˈdeɪli/

adverb
not comparable
1. quotidianly, every day
2. diurnally, by daylight