Adverbs of manner lists

Adverbs of manner form the largest group of adverbs. We make most of them
simply by adding -ly to their corresponding adjective. Adverbs of manner that
do not end in -ly are shown in bold.

accidentall
y

courageou
sly

angrily

cruelly

anxiously

daringly

awkwardly

deliberatel
y

badly
beautifully
blindly
boldly
bravely
brightly
busily
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
cheerfully
clearly
closely
correctly

doubtfully
eagerly
easily
elegantly
enormousl
y

frankly

joyously

promptly

frantically

justly

punctually

generously

kindly

quickly

gently

lazily

quietly

gladly

loosely

rapidly

gracefully

loudly

rarely

greedily

madly

really

happily

mortally

recklessly

hard

mysterious
ly

regularly

hastily
healthily

equally

honestly

eventually

hungrily

exactly

hurriedly

faithfully

inadequat
ely

fast
fatally
fiercely
fondly

ingeniousl
y
innocently

foolishly

inquisitivel
y

fortunately

irritably

neatly
nervously
noisily
obediently
openly
painfully
patiently
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully

reluctantly
repeatedly
rightfully
roughly
rudely
sadly
safely
selfishly
sensibly
seriously

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