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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

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

For them, it is just an adverb or verb they use calmly and constantly.

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2022

Please learn the difference between an adverb and an adjective.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2022

Here we have an adverb, unproblematically, modifying the verb continue, an ellipsis for continue to be.

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

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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