Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of Manner

Andrew Ernest Ritz

May 8, 2011

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accidentally

adv –1. (1) by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpected ly –(without advance planning; ”they met accidentally”)


angrily

adv –. (6) angrily – (with anger; ”he angrily denied the accusation”)


anxiously

adv –. (7) anxiously, uneasily, apprehensively – (with anxiety orapprehension; ”we watched anxiously”)


awkwardly

adv –. (3) awkwardly – (in an awkward manner; ”he bent awkwardly”)


badly

adv –1. (7) badly, severely, gravely, seriously – (to a severe or seriousdegree; ”fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”; ”badlyinjured”; ”a severely impaired heart”; ”is gravely ill”; ”was seriouslyill”)


beautifully

adv –. (6) beautifully, attractively – (in a beautiful manner; ”her facewas beautifully made up”)


blindly

adv –1. (4) blindly – (without seeing or looking; ”he felt around hisdesk blindly”)


boldly

adv –. (2) boldly – (with boldness, in a bold manner; ”we musttackle these tasks boldly”)


bravely

adv –. (2) bravely, courageously – (in a courageous manner; ”bravelyhe went into the burning house”)


brightly

adv –. (1) brilliantly, brightly, bright – (with brightness; ”the starsshone brilliantly”; ”the windows glowed jewel bright”)


busily

adv –. (3) busily – (in a busy manner; ”they were busily engaged inbuying souvenirs”)


calmly

adv –1. (9) calmly – (with self-possession (especially in times ofstress); ”he spoke calmly to the rioting students”)


carefully

adv –1. (39) carefully – (taking care or paying attention; ”theywatched carefully”)


carelessly

adv –1. (1) carelessly, heedlessly – (without care or concern;”carelessly raised the children’s hopes without thinking of theirpossible disappointment”)


cautiously

adv –1. (4) cautiously, carefully – (as if with kid gloves; with cautionor prudence or tact; ”she ventured cautiously downstairs” ; ”theyhandled the incident with kid gloves”)


cheerfully

adv –. (2) cheerfully – (in a cheerful manner; ”he cheerfully agreed todo it”)


clearly

adv –1. (32) clearly – (without doubt or question; ”they were clearlylost”; ”history has clearly shown the folly of that policy”)


closely

adv –1. (19) closely – (in a close relation or position in time or space;”the onsets were closely timed”; ”houses set closely together”; ”wasclosely involved in monitoring daily progress”)


correctly

adv –. (6) correctly, right, aright – (in an accurate manner; ”theflower had been correctly depicted by his son”; ”he guessed right”)


courageously

adv –. bravely, courageously – (in a courageous manner; ”bravely hewent into the burning house”)


cruelly

adv –1. (1) cruelly – (excessively; ”a cruelly bitter winter”)


daringly

adv –1. daringly – (in an original manner; ”daringly he took the firststep”)


deliberately

adv –1. (12) intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose,purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design – (with intention; in anintentional manner; ”he used that word intentionally”; ”I did this bychoice”)


doubtfully

adv –. doubtfully, dubiously – (in a doubtful manner; ”Gerald shookhis head doubtfully”)


eagerly

adv –. (6) eagerly, thirstily – (with eagerness; in an eager manner;”the news was eagerly awaited”)


easily

adv –1. (31) easily, easy – (with ease (‘easy’ is sometimes usedinformally for ‘easily’); ”she was easily excited”; ”was easilyconfused”; ”he won easily”; ”this china breaks very easily”; ”successcame too easy”)


elegantly

adv –1. elegantly – (with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner;”the room was elegantly decorated”)


enormously

adv –. (3) enormously, tremendously, hugely, staggeringly –(extremely; ”he was enormously popular”)


enthusiastically

adv –1. (2) enthusiastically – (with enthusiasm; in an enthusias ticmanner; ”they discussed the question enthusiastically”)


equally

adv –1. (14) equally, as, every bit – (to the same degree (oftenfollowed by ‘as’); ”they were equally beautiful”; ”birds were singingand the child sang as sweetly”; ”sang as sweetly as a nightingale”;”he is every bit as mean as she is”)


eventually

adv –. (14) finally, eventually – (after an unspecified period of timeor an especially long delay)


exactly

adv –1. (37) precisely, exactly, just – (indicating exactness orpreciseness; ”he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had toldhim to do”; ”it was just as he said–the jewel was gone”; ”it has justenough salt”)


faithfully

adv –. (2) faithfully, dependably, reliably – (in a faithful manner; ”italways came on, faithfully, like the radio”)


fast

adv –1. (16) fast – (quickly or rapidly (often used as a combiningform); ”how fast can he get here?”; ”ran as fast as he could”; ”needsmedical help fast”; ”fast-running rivers”; ”fast-breaki ng news”;”fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters”)


fatally

adv –. (1) fatally – (with fatal consequences or implications; ”he wasfatally ill equipped for the climb”)


fiercely

adv –1. (3) ferociously, fiercely – (in a physically fierce manner;”silence broken by dogs barking ferociously”; ”they fought fiercely”)


fondly

adv –. (3) fondly, lovingly – (with fondness; with love; ”she spoke toher children fondly”)


foolishly

adv –. foolishly, unwisely – (without good sense or judgment; ”Heacted foolishly when he agreed to come”)


fortunately

adv –. (4) fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it –(by good fortune; ”fortunately the weather was good”)


frankly

adv –. (5) honestly, candidly, frankly – ((used as intensives reflectingthe speaker’s attitude) it is sincerely the case that; ”honestly, I don’tbelieve it”; ”candidly, I think she doesn’t have a conscience”;”frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”)


frantically

adv –. (5) madly, frantically – (in an uncontrolled manner; ”shefought back madly”)


generously

adv –. (1) liberally, munificently, generously – (in a generous manner;”he gave liberally to several charities”)


gently

adv –1. (7) gently – (in a gradual manner; ”a gently sloping terrain”)


gladly

adv –. gladly, lief, fain – (in a willing manner; ”this was gladly agreedto”; ”I would fain do it”)


gracefully

adv –1. (3) gracefully – (in a graceful manner; ”she swoopedgracefully”)


greedily

adv –. (2) avariciously, covetously, greedily – (in a greedy manner)


happily

adv –1. (5) happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantly – (ina joyous manner; ”they shouted happily”)


hard

adv –1. (12) hard – (with effort or force or vigor; ”the team playedhard”; ”worked hard all day”; ”pressed hard on the lever”; ”hit theball hard”; ”slammed the door hard”)


hastily

adv –. (8) hurriedly, hastily, in haste – (in a hurried or hasty manner;”the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful”; ”hastily, hescanned the headlines”; ”sold in haste and at a sacrifice ”)


healthily

adv –. (1) healthily – (in a levelheaded manner; ”the answers werehealthily individual”)


honestly

adv –1. (6) honestly, candidly, frankly – ((used as intensivesreflecting the speaker’s attitude) it is sincerely the case that;”honestly, I don’t believe it”; ”candidly, I think she doesn’t have aconscience”; ”frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”)


hungrily

adv –. hungrily, ravenously – (in the manner of someone who is veryhungry; ”he pounced on the food hungrily”)


hurriedly

adv –. (1) hurriedly, hastily, in haste – (in a hurried or hasty manner;”the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful”; ”hastily, hescanned the headlines”; ”sold in haste and at a sacrifice ”)


inadequately

adv –. (1) inadequately – (in an inadequate manner or to aninadequate degree; ”the temporary camps were inadequatelyequipped” )


ingeniously

adv –. ingeniously – (in an ingenious manner; ”a Hampshire farmerhad fowls of different breeds, including Dorkings, and he discriminatedingeniously between the ‘dark ones’ and the ‘white ones’”)


innocently

adv –1. innocently – (in a not unlawful manner; ”he claimed to havepurchased the contraband innocently”)


inquisitively

adv –. curiously, inquisitively, interrogatively – (with curiosity; ”thebaby looked around curiously”)


irritably

adv –1. (3) testily, irritably, petulantly, pettishly – (in a petulantmanner; ”he said testily; ‘Go away!’”)


joyously

adv –. gleefully, joyously, joyfully – (in a joyous and gleeful manner;”the old man had greeted her gleefully”)


justly

adv –1. (1) rightly, justly, justifiedly – (with honesty; ”he was rightlyconsidered the greatest singer of his time”)


kindly

adv –. (1) kindly – (in a kind manner or out of kindness; ”He spokekindly to the boy”; ”she kindly overlooked the mistake”)


lazily

adv –1. (2) lazily – (in a slow and lazy manner; ”I watched the bluesmoke drift lazily away on the still air”)


loosely

adv –1. (6) loosely, slackly – (in a relaxed manner; not rigid; ”hishands lay loosely”)


loudly

adv –1. (10) loudly, loud, aloud – (with relatively high volume; ”theband played loudly”; ”she spoke loudly and angrily”; ”he spoke loudenough for those at the back of the room to hear him”; ”cried aloudfor help”)


madly

adv –1. (6) madly, frantically – (in an uncontrolled manner; ”shefought back madly”)


mortally

adv –. (1) mortally – (in such a manner that death ensues (also inreference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.); ”a being of whom the forestIndians are said to be mortally afraid, with a hoof shaped like the heelof a bottle”)


mysteriously

adv –. cryptically, enigmatically, mysteriously – (in a cryptic manner;”we will meet again,” he said cryptically)


neatly

adv –. (6) neatly – (with neatness; ”she put the slippers under thebed neatly”)


nervously

adv –1. (3) nervously – (in an anxiously nervous manner; ”wewatched the stock market nervously”)


noisily

adv –. (1) noisily – (with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound;”he blew his nose noisily”)


obediently

adv –. (1) obediently, yieldingly – (in an obedient manner;”obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking”)


openly

adv –. (13) openly – (in an open way; ”he openly flaunted hisaffection for his sister”)


painfully

adv –1. (6) painfully, distressingly – (unpleasantly; ”his ignorance waspainfully obvious”)


patiently

adv –. (3) patiently – (with patience; in a patient manner; ”hepatiently played with the child”)


perfectly

adv –1. (13) absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead – (completely andwithout qualification; used informally as intensifiers; ”an absolutelymagnificent painting”; ”a perfectly idiotic idea”; ”you’re perfectlyright”; ”utterly miserable”; ”you can be dead sure of my innocence”;”was dead tired”; ”dead right”)


politely

adv –. (4) politely, courteously – (in a polite manner; ”the policemananswered politely, ‘Now look here, lady...’”)


poorly

adv –. (9) ill, badly, poorly – ((‘ill’ is often used as a combining form)in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; ”he was illprepared”; ”it ill befits a man to betray old friends”; ”the car runsbadly”; ”he performed badly on the exam”; ”the team played poorly”;”ill-fitting clothes”; ”an ill-concei ved plan”)


powerfully

adv –1. (2) powerfully, strongly – (in a powerful manner; ”the federalgovernment replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Hugginswith the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist”)


promptly

adv –1. (4) promptly, quickly, quick – (with little or no delay; ”therescue squad arrived promptly”; ”come here, quick!”)


punctually

adv –. punctually, duly – (at the proper time; ”she was duly apprisedof the raise”)


quickly

adv –1. (24) quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace – (with rapidmovements; ”he works quickly”)


quietly

adv –1. (8) softly, quietly – (with low volume; ”speak softly but carrya big stick”; ”she spoke quietly to the child”; ”the radio was playingsoftly”)


rapidly

adv –. (40) quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace – (with rapidmovements; ”he works quickly”)


rarely

adv –. (16) rarely, seldom – (not often; ”we rarely met”)


really

adv –1. (61) truly, genuinely, really – (in accordance with truth orfact or reality; ”she was now truly American”; ”a genuinely opensociety”; ”they don’t really listen to us”)


recklessly

adv –. (1) recklessly – (in a reckless manner)


regularly

adv –1. (6) regularly, on a regular basis – (in a regular manner;”letters arrived regularly from his children”)


reluctantly

adv –. (5) reluctantly – (with reluctance)


repeatedly

adv –. (10) repeatedly – (several time; ”it must be washedrepeatedly”)


rightfully

adv –. (2) rightfully, truly – (by right; ”baseball rightfully is thenation’s pastime”)


rudely

adv –. (1) impolitely, discourteously, rudely – (in an impolite manner;”he treated her impolitely”)


sadly

adv –1. (7) sadly, unhappily – (in an unfortunate way; ”sadly he diedbefore he could see his grandchild”)


safely

adv –. (6) safely – (with safety; in a safe manner; ”we are safely outof there”)


selfishly

adv –. egotistically, selfishly – (in an egotistical manner; ”he behavedegotistically”)


sensibly

adv –. (1) sanely, sensibly, reasonably – (with good sense or in areasonable or intelligent manner; ”he acted sensibly in the crisis”;”speak more sanely about these affairs”; ”acted quite reasonably”)


seriously

adv –1. (19) seriously, earnestly, in earnest – (in a serious manner;”talking earnestly with his son”; ”she started studying snakes inearnest”; ”a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce”)


sharply

adv –1. (14) aggressively, sharply – (in an aggressive manner; ”shewas being sharply questioned”)


shyly

adv –. (1) shyly, timidly, bashfully – (in a shy or timid or bashfulmanner; ”he smiled shyly”)


silently

adv –. (4) mutely, wordlessly, silently, taciturnly – (without speaking;”he sat mutely next to her”)


sleepily

adv –. (1) sleepily – (in a sleepy manner; ”the two children who weresnuggled sleepily in the back of the car”)


slowly

adv –1. (78) slowly, slow, easy, tardily – (without speed (‘slow’ issometimes used informally for ‘slowly’); ”he spoke slowly”; ”go easyhere–the road is slippery”; ”glaciers move tardily”; ”please go slow soI can see the sights”)


smoothly

adv –1. (3) smoothly, swimmingly – (with no problems or difficul ties;”put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly”; ”despite of somemishaps, everything went swimmingly”)


so

adv –1. (322) so – (to a very great extent or degree; ”the idea is soobvious”; ”never been so happy”; ”I love you so”; ”my head achesso!”)


softly

adv –1. (18) softly, quietly – (with low volume; ”speak softly butcarry a big stick”; ”she spoke quietly to the child”; ”the radio wasplaying softly”)


solemnly

adv –. (4) solemnly – (in a grave and sedate manner; ”the judge satthere solemnly”)


speedily

adv –. (2) quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace – (with rapidmovements; ”he works quickly”)


stealthily

adv –. (3) stealthily – (in a stealthy manner; ”stealthily theyadvanced upstream”)


sternly

adv –. (1) sternly, severely – (with sternness; in a severe manner;”‘No,’ she said sternly”; ”peered severely over her glasses”)


straight

adv –1. (14) directly, straight, direct – (without deviation; ”the pathleads directly to the lake”; ”went direct to the office”)


stupidly

adv –. (3) stupidly, doltishly – (in a stupid manner; ”he had stupidlybought a one way ticket”)


successfully

adv –. (15) successfully – (with success; in a successful manner; ”sheperformed the surgery successfully”)


suddenly

adv –1. (64) suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden – (happeningunexpectedly; ”suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side”)


suspiciously

adv –. (2) suspiciously – (with suspicion; ”she regarded the foodsuspiciously”)


swiftly

adv –. (18) swiftly, fleetly – (in a swift manner; ”she moved swiftly”)


tenderly

adv –. (2) tenderly – (with tenderness; in a tender manner; ”tenderlyshe placed her arms round him”)


tensely

adv –. (2) tensely – (in a tense manner; ”he sat down tensely”)


thoughtfully

adv –1. (8) thoughtfully – (in a thoughtful manner; ”he staredthoughtfully out the window”)


tightly

adv –1. (3) tightly – (in a tight or constricted manner; ”a tightlypacked pub”)


truthfully

adv –. truthfully – (with truth; ”I told him truthfully that I had justreturned from my vacation”; ”he answered the question as truthfullyas he could”)


unexpectedly

adv –1. (5) unexpectedly, out of the blue – (in a way that was notexpected; ”her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue”)


victoriously

adv –. (1) victoriously – (in a victorious manner; ”Virginia haddefended her land victoriously”)


violently

adv –. (5) violently – (in a violent manner; ”they attacked violently”)


vivaciously

adv –. vivaciously – (with vivacity; ”he describes his adventure svivaciously”)


warmly

adv –1. (1) heartily, cordially, warmly – (in a hearty manner; ”‘Yes,’the children chorused heartily”; ”We welcomed her warmly”)


weakly

adv –. (2) weakly – (in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree;”weakly agreed to a compromise”; ”wheezed weakly”; ”he was weaklyattracted to her”)


wearily

adv –. (4) tiredly, wearily – (in a weary manner; ”he walked aroundtiredly”)


well

adv –1. (76) well, good – ((often used as a combining form) in agood or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ isa nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’); ”the children behavedwell”; ”a task well done”; ”the party went well”; ”he slept well”; ”awell-argued thesis”; ”a well-seasoned dish”; ”a well-planned party”;”the baby can walk pretty good”)


wildly

adv –1. (11) wildly – (to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree;”the storyline is wildly unrealistic”)


wisely

adv –. (2) wisely, sagely – (in a wise manner; ”she acted wisely whenshe invited her parents”)


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