adverb

The adverb is apt because dividend-paying stocks have long struggled.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The prefix ong-, the zone of extremities, provided ongcho, “to stitch,” something one did with fingers, as well as the adverb ongkochil, meaning “hurriedly,” which usually applied to movements involving a hand or foot.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022

Please learn the difference between an adverb and an adjective.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

Indeed, it’s a good habit to at least consider moving an adverb to the end of the verb phrase.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

Reading her articles aloud, Ms. Rubin said, helps her cut superfluous adverbs like “very” and “really” — or break up long paragraphs that provide context but can quickly become unwieldy.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022

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

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2022

Just as our English teacher told us you can put too many adverbs and adjectives into a sentence—its called overwriting—you can put too many meanings into a statement.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg