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adverb

[ad-vurb] / ˈæd vɜrb /
NOUN
word modifying a verb
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The adverb is apt because dividend-paying stocks have long struggled.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

For example, the prefix er-, for “external,” yielded the adjective erbungoi, for “beautiful”; the verb eranye, meaning “to assemble”; and the adverb erchek, or “fast.”

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2023

She then asked whether the word “structure” was a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

From Seattle Times Jun. 9, 2023

Moreover, it’s a dull adverb and encourages duller adjectives.

From Washington Post Oct. 12, 2022

Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

A line such as this one, from Carrickfergus, a traditional ballad Shane admired, says more about state of mind than any sentence loaded with adjectives and adverbs.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2023

Also inseparable from their prefixes, which endowed them with meaning, were adjectives and adverbs.

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2023

And as English majors, what mostly alarmed us then were all the adverbs author J.K.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2022

When describing the image, avoid overuse of adjectives and adverbs.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

Describe someone who has had the biggest impact on your life using only adverbs.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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