Thursdays

[ thurz-deyz, -deez ]

/ ˈθɜrz deɪz, -diz /

adverb

on Thursdays; every Thursday.

Origin of Thursdays

Thursday + -s¹

Definition for thursdays (2 of 2)

Thursday

[ thurz-dey, -dee ]

/ ˈθɜrz deɪ, -di /

noun

the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Abbreviation: Th., Thur., Thurs.

Origin of Thursday

before 950; Middle English; Old English Thursdæg < Old Danish Thūrsdagr literally, Thor's day; replacing Old English Thunres dæg; cognate with Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag (all representing Gmc translation of Late Latin diēs Jovis). See Thor, thunder, day

Example sentences from the Web for thursdays

The cleaning woman, who comes out from Detroit on Thursdays, was standing in the kitchen with her coat and hat on.

Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse |W.C. Heinz |May 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Football is played every week of the season on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays.

Move the Damn Super Bowl to Saturday! |Michael Tomasky |February 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On Mondays and Thursdays, meals are served at 5pm to whomever comes—no questions asked.

A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, people line up to take hot showers.

A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Now he appears on Thursdays, as a regular guest of another talk show host.

Meet the Stalinist, Putin-Loving American Expat Taking Over Russia's Radio Waves |Justin Green |April 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Lots of people have struggled to go to Cornelia's Thursdays, and not gone, after all.

An Ambitious Woman |Edgar Fawcett
Thursdays, because we receive then; occasionally on other days.

Monsieur Cherami |Charles Paul de Kock
"You see the fame of your Thursdays has spread to England," Osmond remarked to his wife.

The Portrait of a Lady |Henry James
To the Thursdays Mr. Goodwood came regularly, solemnly, rather early; he appeared to regard them with a good deal of gravity.

The Portrait of a Lady |Henry James
Then, Nan had a day each week on which she received her friends, and on these Thursdays Patty was supposed also to act as hostess.

Patty's Summer Days |Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for thursdays

Thursday

/ (ˈθɜːzdɪ, -deɪ) /

noun

the fifth day of the week; fourth day of the working week

Word Origin for Thursday

Old English Thursdæg, literally: Thor's day; related to Old High German Donares tag; see Thor, thunder, day

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Thursdays

adverb

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Definition for thursdays (2 of 2)

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for thursdays

British Dictionary definitions for thursdays

noun

Word Origin for Thursday