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Some original adverbs: seldom, always, yesterday, today, tomorrow, here, there, never, well.
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| possibly |
humbly |
thinly |
gladly |
| sheepishly |
slowly |
loudly |
usually |
| slavishly |
clearly |
sincerely |
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| 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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| 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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| reasonably |
desirably |
preferably |
tolerably |
| honorably |
suitably |
profitably |
fashionably |
| favorably |
plausibly |
forcibly |
sensibly |
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Adverbs from participles: |
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| 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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| 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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