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adverbs

NOUN

word modifying a verb

Synonyms

STRONG

limiter modifier qualifier

Example Sentences

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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

I divide the hundred usage issues into points of grammar, the expression of quantity and quality, word choice, and punctuation. adjectives and adverbs.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker