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semiweekly

[ sem-ee-week-lee, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈwik li, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.

noun, plural sem·i·week·lies.

a semiweekly publication.

adverb

twice a week: He traveled semiweekly to Detroit.

Origin of semiweekly

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; semi- + weekly

usage note for semiweekly

See bi-¹.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH semiweekly

biweekly semiweekly (see usage note at bi-¹)

Words nearby semiweekly

semitruck, semivegetarian, semivitreous, semivocal, semivowel, semiweekly, semiyearly, semmelweis, semmelweiss, semmes, semmit

Example sentences from the Web for semi-weekly

During this period, on the first of May, semi-weekly excursions were made from the university, the public being invited to attend.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 |Various
The semi-weekly stage brought two days later a letter, to Captain Ellison from Snark.

Oh, You Tex! |William Macleod Raine
It has 488 postoffices, eighty weekly and fifteen daily newspapers, besides ten semi-weekly and monthly journals.

Then and Now |Robert Vaughn
These young men then organized a semi-weekly prayer meeting in the schoolhouse and Frank Higgins led the first meeting.

The Lumberjack Sky Pilot |Thomas D. Whittles

The narrow gauge railway has also established a semi-weekly winter schedule.

The Lake of the Sky |George Wharton James