- plural of adverb.
adverbs
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
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
People who confuse the two may think that the adjectives in these sentences “modify the verb” and hence ought to be replaced by adverbs.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
