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==Adjectives ending in LY== | ==Adjectives ending in LY== | ||
Here is a list of adjectives that end in -ly and sometimes get mistaken for adverbs: | Here is a list of adjectives that end in -ly and sometimes get mistaken for adverbs: | ||
*Beastly | |||
*Brotherly | |||
*Comely | |||
*Costly | |||
*Cowardly | |||
*Daily (Can also be an adverb) | |||
*Deadly | |||
*Early | |||
*Elderly | |||
*Fatherly | |||
*Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb) | |||
*Friendly | |||
*Gentlemanly | |||
*Gentlewomanly | |||
*Ghastly | |||
*Ghostly | |||
*Godly | |||
*Goodly | |||
*Holy | |||
*Homely | |||
*Humanly | |||
*Kingly | |||
*Leisurely | |||
*Likely | |||
*Lively | |||
*Lonely | |||
*Lovely | |||
*Lowly | |||
*Maidenly | |||
*Manly | |||
*Masterly | |||
*Matronly | |||
*Miserly | |||
*Monthly (Can also be an adverb) | |||
*Motherly | |||
*Nightly | |||
*Painterly | |||
*Poorly | |||
*Priestly | |||
*Princely | |||
*Saintly | |||
*Scholarly | |||
*Shapely | |||
*Silly | |||
*Sisterly | |||
*Timely | |||
*Ugly | |||
*Ungainly | |||
*Unruly | |||
*Unsightly | |||
*Unseemly | |||
*Unworldly | |||
*Weekly (Can also be an adverb) | |||
*Womanly | |||
*Worldly | |||
*Yearly (Can also be an adverb) | |||
==What is an adjective?== | |||
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. | |||
Adjectives may come before the word they change. | |||
*Example: "It is a cute dog." | |||
Adjectives may also follow the word they modify: | |||
*Example: "That cat looks nice." | |||
==What is an adverb?== | |||
An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. | |||
Adverbs answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely). | |||
*Examples: "He walks slowly" (tells how) | |||
==Author== | |||
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/m7mdnasser m7mdnasser] | |||
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Revision as of 23:17, 17 October 2018
In English, there are many adjectives that end in "-ly" and yet are not adverbs.
Here they are:
Adjectives ending in LY
Here is a list of adjectives that end in -ly and sometimes get mistaken for adverbs:
- Beastly
- Brotherly
- Comely
- Costly
- Cowardly
- Daily (Can also be an adverb)
- Deadly
- Early
- Elderly
- Fatherly
- Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
- Friendly
- Gentlemanly
- Gentlewomanly
- Ghastly
- Ghostly
- Godly
- Goodly
- Holy
- Homely
- Humanly
- Kingly
- Leisurely
- Likely
- Lively
- Lonely
- Lovely
- Lowly
- Maidenly
- Manly
- Masterly
- Matronly
- Miserly
- Monthly (Can also be an adverb)
- Motherly
- Nightly
- Painterly
- Poorly
- Priestly
- Princely
- Saintly
- Scholarly
- Shapely
- Silly
- Sisterly
- Timely
- Ugly
- Ungainly
- Unruly
- Unsightly
- Unseemly
- Unworldly
- Weekly (Can also be an adverb)
- Womanly
- Worldly
- Yearly (Can also be an adverb)
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun.
Adjectives may come before the word they change.
- Example: "It is a cute dog."
Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:
- Example: "That cat looks nice."
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Adverbs answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).
- Examples: "He walks slowly" (tells how)
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