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Some original adverbs: seldom, always, yesterday, today, tomorrow, here, there, never, well.
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Examples |
possibly | humbly | thinly | gladly |
sheepishly | slowly | loudly | usually |
slavishly | clearly | sincerely | |
silently | normally | finally | nicely |
kindly | harshly | honestly | correctly |
rightly | beautifully | mercifully | helpfully |
wonderfully | frequently | immediately | coldly |
dully | forcefully | hatefully | painfully |
smartly | proudly | sadly | badly |
madly | fairly | hopefully | sorrowfully |
dryly | largely | wisely | fully |
bravely | generally | leisurely | boldly |
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By changing the final –y into –(i) and adding –ly, e.g. easy-easily.
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Examples |
gaily | lazily | readily | happily |
angrily | busily | merrily | hungrily |
wearily | heavily | | |
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From adjectives ending in –able, ible, by dropping the final –e and adding –y. e.g. capable-capably,
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Examples |
reasonably | desirably | preferably | tolerably |
honorably | suitably | profitably | fashionably |
favorably | plausibly | forcibly | sensibly |
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| Adverbs from participles: |
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Examples |
A. | |
surprisingly | strikingly | amazingly | increasingly |
willingly | seemingly | knowingly | approvingly |
haltingly | hesitatingly | daringly | reassuringly |
lovingly | exceedingly | pleasingly | displeasingly |
longingly | imposingly | warningly | |
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brokenly | hurriedly | drunkenly | admittedly |
unexpectedly | deservedly | doggedly | supposedly |
fixedly | | | |
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| Words same in Adjectives and Adverbs. |
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Some words can be used both as Adjectives and Adverbs.
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Examples |
High | low | near | fast |
half | deep | far | hard |
late | much | long | leisurely |
kindly | early | daily | weekly |
forthrightly | yearly | straight | hourly |
nightly | only | a little | enough |
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