I. pronunc at hour +lē or li adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from hour + -ly (adverb suffix)
: at or during every hour : frequently : continually
strife, which hourly was renewed — John Dryden
II. adjective
Etymology: hour + -ly (adjective suffix)
1. obsolete : happening within an hour : brief , recent
2. : happening or done every hour : occurring hour by hour : renewed hour by hour : frequent , continual
hourly train service
in hourly expectation of the rain's stopping
3. : using an hour as the unit for determining an amount (as for reckoning wages)
engaged and paid on an hourly basis