quotidian

[ kwoh-tid-ee-uh n ]
/ kwoʊˈtɪd i ən /

adjective

daily: a quotidian report.
usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.
ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry.
(of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur daily.

noun

something recurring daily.
a quotidian fever or ague.

Origin of quotidian

1300–50; < Latin quotīdiānus, cottīdiānus daily, equivalent to cottīdi(ē) every day (adv.) ( *quot(t)ī a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + diē, ablative of diēs day; cf. meridian) + -ānus -an; replacing Middle English cotidien < Old French < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM quotidian

quo·tid·i·an·ly, adverb quo·tid·i·an·ness, noun

Words nearby quotidian

quoted company, quoteworthy, quoth, quotha, quotid., quotidian, quotient, quotient group, quotient ring, quotient space, qur'an

British Dictionary definitions for quotidianly

quotidian
/ (kwəʊˈtɪdɪən) /

adjective

(esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily
everyday; commonplace

noun

a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily

Word Origin for quotidian

C14: from Latin quotīdiānus, variant of cottīdiānus daily

Medical definitions for quotidianly

quotidian
[ kwō-tĭd′ē-ən ]

adj.

Recurring daily. Used especially of attacks of malaria.