Formation of Adverb

FORMATION OF ADVERBS
Some original adverbs: seldom, always, yesterday, today, tomorrow, here, there, never, well.
Adverbs from adjectives:
With the suffix –ly.
Examples
possiblyhumblythinlygladly
sheepishlyslowlyloudlyusually
slavishlyclearlysincerely
silentlynormallyfinallynicely
kindlyharshlyhonestlycorrectly
rightlybeautifullymercifullyhelpfully
wonderfullyfrequentlyimmediatelycoldly
dullyforcefullyhatefullypainfully
smartlyproudlysadlybadly
madlyfairlyhopefullysorrowfully
drylylargelywiselyfully
bravelygenerallyleisurelyboldly
By changing the final –y into –(i) and adding –ly, e.g. easy-easily.
Examples
gailylazilyreadilyhappily
angrilybusilymerrilyhungrily
wearilyheavily

From adjectives ending in –able, ible, by dropping the final –e and adding –y. e.g. capable-capably,
Examples
reasonablydesirablypreferablytolerably
honorablysuitablyprofitablyfashionably
favorablyplausiblyforciblysensibly

Some other adverbs from adjective:
Examples
AdjectiveAdverb
truetruly
dueduly
wholewholly
Adverbs from participles:
With the suffix –ly.
Examples
A.
surprisinglystrikinglyamazinglyincreasingly
willinglyseeminglyknowinglyapprovingly
haltinglyhesitatinglydaringlyreassuringly
lovinglyexceedinglypleasinglydispleasingly
longinglyimposinglywarningly
B.
brokenlyhurriedlydrunkenlyadmittedly
unexpectedlydeservedlydoggedlysupposedly
fixedly
Words same in Adjectives and Adverbs.

Some words can be used both as Adjectives and Adverbs.
Examples
Highlownearfast
halfdeepfarhard
latemuchlongleisurely
kindlyearlydailyweekly
forthrightlyyearlystraighthourly
nightlyonlya littleenough
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