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Adverbs of Manner
1. Adverbs of Manner
Andrew Ernest Ritz
May 8, 2011
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2. accidentally
adv –1. (1) by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpected ly –
(without advance planning; ”they met accidentally”)
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3. angrily
adv –. (6) angrily – (with anger; ”he angrily denied the accusation”)
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4. anxiously
adv –. (7) anxiously, uneasily, apprehensively – (with anxiety or
apprehension; ”we watched anxiously”)
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5. awkwardly
adv –. (3) awkwardly – (in an awkward manner; ”he bent awkwardly
”)
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6. badly
adv –1. (7) badly, severely, gravely, seriously – (to a severe or serious
degree; ”fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”; ”badly
injured”; ”a severely impaired heart”; ”is gravely ill”; ”was seriously
ill”)
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7. beautifully
adv –. (6) beautifully, attractively – (in a beautiful manner; ”her face
was beautifully made up”)
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8. blindly
adv –1. (4) blindly – (without seeing or looking; ”he felt around his
desk blindly”)
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9. boldly
adv –. (2) boldly – (with boldness, in a bold manner; ”we must
tackle these tasks boldly”)
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10. bravely
adv –. (2) bravely, courageously – (in a courageous manner; ”bravely
he went into the burning house”)
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11. brightly
adv –. (1) brilliantly, brightly, bright – (with brightness; ”the stars
shone brilliantly”; ”the windows glowed jewel bright”)
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12. busily
adv –. (3) busily – (in a busy manner; ”they were busily engaged in
buying souvenirs”)
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13. calmly
adv –1. (9) calmly – (with self-possession (especially in times of
stress); ”he spoke calmly to the rioting students”)
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14. carefully
adv –1. (39) carefully – (taking care or paying attention; ”they
watched carefully”)
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15. carelessly
adv –1. (1) carelessly, heedlessly – (without care or concern;
”carelessly raised the children’s hopes without thinking of their
possible disappointment”)
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16. cautiously
adv –1. (4) cautiously, carefully – (as if with kid gloves; with caution
or prudence or tact; ”she ventured cautiously downstairs” ; ”they
handled the incident with kid gloves”)
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17. cheerfully
adv –. (2) cheerfully – (in a cheerful manner; ”he cheerfully agreed to
do it”)
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18. clearly
adv –1. (32) clearly – (without doubt or question; ”they were clearly
lost”; ”history has clearly shown the folly of that policy”)
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19. closely
adv –1. (19) closely – (in a close relation or position in time or space;
”the onsets were closely timed”; ”houses set closely together”; ”was
closely involved in monitoring daily progress”)
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20. correctly
adv –. (6) correctly, right, aright – (in an accurate manner; ”the
flower had been correctly depicted by his son”; ”he guessed right”)
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21. courageously
adv –. bravely, courageously – (in a courageous manner; ”bravely he
went into the burning house”)
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22. cruelly
adv –1. (1) cruelly – (excessively; ”a cruelly bitter winter”)
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23. daringly
adv –1. daringly – (in an original manner; ”daringly he took the first
step”)
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24. deliberately
adv –1. (12) intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose,
purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design – (with intention; in an
intentional manner; ”he used that word intentionally”; ”I did this by
choice”)
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25. doubtfully
adv –. doubtfully, dubiously – (in a doubtful manner; ”Gerald shook
his head doubtfully”)
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26. eagerly
adv –. (6) eagerly, thirstily – (with eagerness; in an eager manner;
”the news was eagerly awaited”)
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27. easily
adv –1. (31) easily, easy – (with ease (‘easy’ is sometimes used
informally for ‘easily’); ”she was easily excited”; ”was easily
confused”; ”he won easily”; ”this china breaks very easily”; ”success
came too easy”)
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28. elegantly
adv –1. elegantly – (with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner;
”the room was elegantly decorated”)
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29. enormously
adv –. (3) enormously, tremendously, hugely, staggeringly –
(extremely; ”he was enormously popular”)
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30. enthusiastically
adv –1. (2) enthusiastically – (with enthusiasm; in an enthusias tic
manner; ”they discussed the question enthusiastically”)
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31. equally
adv –1. (14) equally, as, every bit – (to the same degree (often
followed by ‘as’); ”they were equally beautiful”; ”birds were singing
and the child sang as sweetly”; ”sang as sweetly as a nightingale”;
”he is every bit as mean as she is”)
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32. eventually
adv –. (14) finally, eventually – (after an unspecified period of time
or an especially long delay)
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33. exactly
adv –1. (37) precisely, exactly, just – (indicating exactness or
preciseness; ”he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told
him to do”; ”it was just as he said–the jewel was gone”; ”it has just
enough salt”)
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34. faithfully
adv –. (2) faithfully, dependably, reliably – (in a faithful manner; ”it
always came on, faithfully, like the radio”)
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35. fast
adv –1. (16) fast – (quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining
form); ”how fast can he get here?”; ”ran as fast as he could”; ”needs
medical help fast”; ”fast-running rivers”; ”fast-breaki ng news”;
”fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters”)
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36. fatally
adv –. (1) fatally – (with fatal consequences or implications; ”he was
fatally ill equipped for the climb”)
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37. fiercely
adv –1. (3) ferociously, fiercely – (in a physically fierce manner;
”silence broken by dogs barking ferociously”; ”they fought fiercely”)
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38. fondly
adv –. (3) fondly, lovingly – (with fondness; with love; ”she spoke to
her children fondly”)
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39. foolishly
adv –. foolishly, unwisely – (without good sense or judgment; ”He
acted foolishly when he agreed to come”)
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40. fortunately
adv –. (4) fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it –
(by good fortune; ”fortunately the weather was good”)
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41. frankly
adv –. (5) honestly, candidly, frankly – ((used as intensives reflecting
the speaker’s attitude) it is sincerely the case that; ”honestly, I don’t
believe it”; ”candidly, I think she doesn’t have a conscience”;
”frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”)
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42. frantically
adv –. (5) madly, frantically – (in an uncontrolled manner; ”she
fought back madly”)
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43. generously
adv –. (1) liberally, munificently, generously – (in a generous manner;
”he gave liberally to several charities”)
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44. gently
adv –1. (7) gently – (in a gradual manner; ”a gently sloping terrain”)
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45. gladly
adv –. gladly, lief, fain – (in a willing manner; ”this was gladly agreed
to”; ”I would fain do it”)
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46. gracefully
adv –1. (3) gracefully – (in a graceful manner; ”she swooped
gracefully”)
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47. greedily
adv –. (2) avariciously, covetously, greedily – (in a greedy manner)
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48. happily
adv –1. (5) happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantly – (in
a joyous manner; ”they shouted happily”)
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49. hard
adv –1. (12) hard – (with effort or force or vigor; ”the team played
hard”; ”worked hard all day”; ”pressed hard on the lever”; ”hit the
ball hard”; ”slammed the door hard”)
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50. hastily
adv –. (8) hurriedly, hastily, in haste – (in a hurried or hasty manner;
”the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful”; ”hastily, he
scanned the headlines”; ”sold in haste and at a sacrifice ”)
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51. healthily
adv –. (1) healthily – (in a levelheaded manner; ”the answers were
healthily individual”)
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52. honestly
adv –1. (6) honestly, candidly, frankly – ((used as intensives
reflecting the speaker’s attitude) it is sincerely the case that;
”honestly, I don’t believe it”; ”candidly, I think she doesn’t have a
conscience”; ”frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”)
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53. hungrily
adv –. hungrily, ravenously – (in the manner of someone who is very
hungry; ”he pounced on the food hungrily”)
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54. hurriedly
adv –. (1) hurriedly, hastily, in haste – (in a hurried or hasty manner;
”the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful”; ”hastily, he
scanned the headlines”; ”sold in haste and at a sacrifice ”)
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55. inadequately
adv –. (1) inadequately – (in an inadequate manner or to an
inadequate degree; ”the temporary camps were inadequately
equipped” )
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56. ingeniously
adv –. ingeniously – (in an ingenious manner; ”a Hampshire farmer
had fowls of different breeds, including Dorkings, and he discriminated
ingeniously between the ‘dark ones’ and the ‘white ones’”)
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57. innocently
adv –1. innocently – (in a not unlawful manner; ”he claimed to have
purchased the contraband innocently”)
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58. inquisitively
adv –. curiously, inquisitively, interrogatively – (with curiosity; ”the
baby looked around curiously”)
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59. irritably
adv –1. (3) testily, irritably, petulantly, pettishly – (in a petulant
manner; ”he said testily; ‘Go away!’”)
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60. joyously
adv –. gleefully, joyously, joyfully – (in a joyous and gleeful manner;
”the old man had greeted her gleefully”)
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61. justly
adv –1. (1) rightly, justly, justifiedly – (with honesty; ”he was rightly
considered the greatest singer of his time”)
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62. kindly
adv –. (1) kindly – (in a kind manner or out of kindness; ”He spoke
kindly to the boy”; ”she kindly overlooked the mistake”)
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63. lazily
adv –1. (2) lazily – (in a slow and lazy manner; ”I watched the blue
smoke drift lazily away on the still air”)
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64. loosely
adv –1. (6) loosely, slackly – (in a relaxed manner; not rigid; ”his
hands lay loosely”)
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65. loudly
adv –1. (10) loudly, loud, aloud – (with relatively high volume; ”the
band played loudly”; ”she spoke loudly and angrily”; ”he spoke loud
enough for those at the back of the room to hear him”; ”cried aloud
for help”)
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66. madly
adv –1. (6) madly, frantically – (in an uncontrolled manner; ”she
fought back madly”)
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67. mortally
adv –. (1) mortally – (in such a manner that death ensues (also in
reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.); ”a being of whom the forest
Indians are said to be mortally afraid, with a hoof shaped like the heel
of a bottle”)
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68. mysteriously
adv –. cryptically, enigmatically, mysteriously – (in a cryptic manner;
”we will meet again,” he said cryptically)
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69. neatly
adv –. (6) neatly – (with neatness; ”she put the slippers under the
bed neatly”)
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70. nervously
adv –1. (3) nervously – (in an anxiously nervous manner; ”we
watched the stock market nervously”)
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71. noisily
adv –. (1) noisily – (with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound;
”he blew his nose noisily”)
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72. obediently
adv –. (1) obediently, yieldingly – (in an obedient manner;
”obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking”)
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73. openly
adv –. (13) openly – (in an open way; ”he openly flaunted his
affection for his sister”)
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74. painfully
adv –1. (6) painfully, distressingly – (unpleasantly; ”his ignorance was
painfully obvious”)
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75. patiently
adv –. (3) patiently – (with patience; in a patient manner; ”he
patiently played with the child”)
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76. perfectly
adv –1. (13) absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead – (completely and
without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; ”an absolutely
magnificent painting”; ”a perfectly idiotic idea”; ”you’re perfectly
right”; ”utterly miserable”; ”you can be dead sure of my innocence”;
”was dead tired”; ”dead right”)
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77. politely
adv –. (4) politely, courteously – (in a polite manner; ”the policeman
answered politely, ‘Now look here, lady...’”)
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78. 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 ill
prepared”; ”it ill befits a man to betray old friends”; ”the car runs
badly”; ”he performed badly on the exam”; ”the team played poorly”;
”ill-fitting clothes”; ”an ill-concei ved plan”)
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79. powerfully
adv –1. (2) powerfully, strongly – (in a powerful manner; ”the federal
government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins
with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist”)
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80. promptly
adv –1. (4) promptly, quickly, quick – (with little or no delay; ”the
rescue squad arrived promptly”; ”come here, quick!”)
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81. punctually
adv –. punctually, duly – (at the proper time; ”she was duly apprised
of the raise”)
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82. quickly
adv –1. (24) quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace – (with rapid
movements; ”he works quickly”)
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83. quietly
adv –1. (8) softly, quietly – (with low volume; ”speak softly but carry
a big stick”; ”she spoke quietly to the child”; ”the radio was playing
softly”)
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84. rapidly
adv –. (40) quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace – (with rapid
movements; ”he works quickly”)
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85. rarely
adv –. (16) rarely, seldom – (not often; ”we rarely met”)
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86. really
adv –1. (61) truly, genuinely, really – (in accordance with truth or
fact or reality; ”she was now truly American”; ”a genuinely open
society”; ”they don’t really listen to us”)
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87. recklessly
adv –. (1) recklessly – (in a reckless manner)
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88. regularly
adv –1. (6) regularly, on a regular basis – (in a regular manner;
”letters arrived regularly from his children”)
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89. reluctantly
adv –. (5) reluctantly – (with reluctance)
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90. repeatedly
adv –. (10) repeatedly – (several time; ”it must be washed
repeatedly”)
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91. rightfully
adv –. (2) rightfully, truly – (by right; ”baseball rightfully is the
nation’s pastime”)
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92. rudely
adv –. (1) impolitely, discourteously, rudely – (in an impolite manner;
”he treated her impolitely”)
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93. sadly
adv –1. (7) sadly, unhappily – (in an unfortunate way; ”sadly he died
before he could see his grandchild”)
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94. safely
adv –. (6) safely – (with safety; in a safe manner; ”we are safely out
of there”)
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95. selfishly
adv –. egotistically, selfishly – (in an egotistical manner; ”he behaved
egotistically”)
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96. sensibly
adv –. (1) sanely, sensibly, reasonably – (with good sense or in a
reasonable or intelligent manner; ”he acted sensibly in the crisis”;
”speak more sanely about these affairs”; ”acted quite reasonably”)
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97. seriously
adv –1. (19) seriously, earnestly, in earnest – (in a serious manner;
”talking earnestly with his son”; ”she started studying snakes in
earnest”; ”a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce”)
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98. sharply
adv –1. (14) aggressively, sharply – (in an aggressive manner; ”she
was being sharply questioned”)
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99. shyly
adv –. (1) shyly, timidly, bashfully – (in a shy or timid or bashful
manner; ”he smiled shyly”)
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100. silently
adv –. (4) mutely, wordlessly, silently, taciturnly – (without speaking;
”he sat mutely next to her”)
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101. sleepily
adv –. (1) sleepily – (in a sleepy manner; ”the two children who were
snuggled sleepily in the back of the car”)
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102. slowly
adv –1. (78) slowly, slow, easy, tardily – (without speed (‘slow’ is
sometimes used informally for ‘slowly’); ”he spoke slowly”; ”go easy
here–the road is slippery”; ”glaciers move tardily”; ”please go slow so
I can see the sights”)
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103. smoothly
adv –1. (3) smoothly, swimmingly – (with no problems or difficul ties;
”put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly”; ”despite of some
mishaps, everything went swimmingly”)
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104. so
adv –1. (322) so – (to a very great extent or degree; ”the idea is so
obvious”; ”never been so happy”; ”I love you so”; ”my head aches
so!”)
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105. softly
adv –1. (18) softly, quietly – (with low volume; ”speak softly but
carry a big stick”; ”she spoke quietly to the child”; ”the radio was
playing softly”)
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106. solemnly
adv –. (4) solemnly – (in a grave and sedate manner; ”the judge sat
there solemnly”)
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107. speedily
adv –. (2) quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace – (with rapid
movements; ”he works quickly”)
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108. stealthily
adv –. (3) stealthily – (in a stealthy manner; ”stealthily they
advanced upstream”)
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109. sternly
adv –. (1) sternly, severely – (with sternness; in a severe manner;
”‘No,’ she said sternly”; ”peered severely over her glasses”)
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110. straight
adv –1. (14) directly, straight, direct – (without deviation; ”the path
leads directly to the lake”; ”went direct to the office”)
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111. stupidly
adv –. (3) stupidly, doltishly – (in a stupid manner; ”he had stupidly
bought a one way ticket”)
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112. successfully
adv –. (15) successfully – (with success; in a successful manner; ”she
performed the surgery successfully”)
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113. suddenly
adv –1. (64) suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden – (happening
unexpectedly; ”suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side”)
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114. suspiciously
adv –. (2) suspiciously – (with suspicion; ”she regarded the food
suspiciously”)
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115. swiftly
adv –. (18) swiftly, fleetly – (in a swift manner; ”she moved swiftly”)
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116. tenderly
adv –. (2) tenderly – (with tenderness; in a tender manner; ”tenderly
she placed her arms round him”)
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117. tensely
adv –. (2) tensely – (in a tense manner; ”he sat down tensely”)
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118. thoughtfully
adv –1. (8) thoughtfully – (in a thoughtful manner; ”he stared
thoughtfully out the window”)
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119. tightly
adv –1. (3) tightly – (in a tight or constricted manner; ”a tightly
packed pub”)
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120. truthfully
adv –. truthfully – (with truth; ”I told him truthfully that I had just
returned from my vacation”; ”he answered the question as truthfully
as he could”)
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121. unexpectedly
adv –1. (5) unexpectedly, out of the blue – (in a way that was not
expected; ”her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue”)
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122. victoriously
adv –. (1) victoriously – (in a victorious manner; ”Virginia had
defended her land victoriously”)
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123. violently
adv –. (5) violently – (in a violent manner; ”they attacked violently”)
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124. vivaciously
adv –. vivaciously – (with vivacity; ”he describes his adventure s
vivaciously”)
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125. warmly
adv –1. (1) heartily, cordially, warmly – (in a hearty manner; ”‘Yes,’
the children chorused heartily”; ”We welcomed her warmly”)
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126. weakly
adv –. (2) weakly – (in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree;
”weakly agreed to a compromise”; ”wheezed weakly”; ”he was weakly
attracted to her”)
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127. wearily
adv –. (4) tiredly, wearily – (in a weary manner; ”he walked around
tiredly”)
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128. well
adv –1. (76) well, good – ((often used as a combining form) in a
good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is
a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’); ”the children behaved
well”; ”a task well done”; ”the party went well”; ”he slept well”; ”a
well-argued thesis”; ”a well-seasoned dish”; ”a well-planned party”;
”the baby can walk pretty good”)
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129. wildly
adv –1. (11) wildly – (to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree;
”the storyline is wildly unrealistic”)
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130. wisely
adv –. (2) wisely, sagely – (in a wise manner; ”she acted wisely when
she invited her parents”)
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