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ADVERB

A word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree

A ANXIOUSLY - very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen: AWKWARDLY - causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience: B BOASFULLY - showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in ones achievements, possessions, or abilities: BRIGHTLY - giving out or reflecting much light; shining: C COYLY - reluctant to give details about something regarded as sensitive: CRAZILY - extremely enthusiastic: D DEFTLY - demonstrating skill and cleverness: DEFIANTLY showing defiance E ENORMOUSLY - to a very great degree or extent; considerably: ELEGANTLY - (of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple: F FRANTICALLY - conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way: FORTUNATELY - it is fortunate that: G GLEEFULLY - exuberantly or triumphantly joyful: GRACEFULLY - having or showing grace or elegance: H HASTILY -with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly: HUNGRILY - having a strong desire or craving: I INNOCENTLY - not involving or intended to cause harm or offence; harmless: IRRITABLY - having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed:

J JUSTLY - according to what is morally right or fair; fairly: JEALOUSLY - feeling or showing a resentful suspicion that ones partner is attracted to or involved with someone else: K KINDLY - please (used in a polite request or demand, often ironically): KOOKILY - strange or eccentric: L LOOSELY - set free; release: LAZILY - unwilling to work or use energy: M MORTALLY - very intensely or seriously: MYSTERIOUSLY - difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify: N NEVER - difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify: NERVOUSLY - anxious or apprehensive: O OBNOXIOUSLY extremely unpleasant OFTEN - frequently; many times: P PROMPTLY - with little or no delay; immediately: POWERFULLY - having control and influence over people and events: Q QUICKLY at a fast speed; rapidly: QUAINTILY - attractively unusual or old-fashioned: R REALLY - in actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible: RUDELY - offensively impolite or bad-mannered: S SELDOM - not often; rarely: STERNLY - (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline: T TERRIFICALLY - of great size, amount, or intensity: TREMENDOUSLY - very great in amount, scale, or intensity:

U USUALLY - under normal conditions; generally: UNEXPECTEDLY - not expected or regarded as likely to happen: V VICTORIOUSLY - having won a victory; triumphant: VASTLY - of very great extent or quantity; immense: W WEARILY - reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of: WILDLY - lacking discipline or restraint: Y YEARLY - happening or produced once a year or every year: YESTERDAY - on the day before today: Z ZANILY - amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic: ZEALOUSLY - having or showing zeal:

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