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In English, as many adverbs often end in -ly, adjectives ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs.

In the list below you will find many adjectives ending in -ly (a few of them can be both adjectives and adverbs).

As a general rule:

words deriving from [adjective] + -ly are adverbs
while words deriving from [noun] + -ly are adjectives

List of adjectives ending in -ly

A

authorly
accidentally
angrily

B

beastly
bodily
bristly
brotherly
bubbly
burly

C

chilly
comely
costly
courtly
cowardly
Crassly
crinkly
crumbly
cuddly
curly

D

daily (Can also be an adverb)
dastardly
deadly
deathly
disorderly

E

early
earthly
easterly
elderly

F

fatherly
fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
friendly
frilly

G

gangly
gentlemanly
ghastly
ghostly
giggly
godly
goodly
gravelly
Greatly
grisly

H

heavenly
hilly
holy
homely
hourly
housekeeperly
humanly
husbandly

J

jolly

K

kindly
kingly
Kingly

L

leisurely
likely
lively
logically
lonely
lovely
lowly
luckily

M

maidenly
manly
mannerly
masterly
matronly
mealy
measly
melancholy
miserly
monthly (Can also be an adverb)
motherly

N

neighbourly
nightly
north easterly
northerly
north-westerly

O

oily
only
orderly
otherworldly

P

painterly
pearly
pebbly
pimply
poorly
Portly
priestly
princely
premeditatedly
physically

Q

quarterly
queenly

R

rumbly

S

saintly
scaly
scholarly
shapely
sickly
silly
sisterly
slatternly
slovenly
sly
smelly
southerly
sparkly
spindly
sprightly
squiggly
stately
Stately
steely
surly
swiftly (can also be an adverb)

T

timely
treacly
thoughtfully

U

ugly
unearthly
unfriendly
ungainly
unlikely
unruly
unseemly
unsightly
untimely
unworldly

V

vastly

W

weekly (Can also be an adverb)
westerly
wifely
wily
wobbly
womanly
woolly
worldly
wriggly
wrinkly

Y

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)

How to change an adjective ending in -ly into an adverb?

Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending -ly:

beautiful becomes beautifully
bad become badly

However, adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.

You need to use a different structure like in the example below :

lovely becomes in a lovely way.

Authors

m7mdnasser

_Julitka_

Sources

https://polyglotclub.com/language/english/question/35524

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-In English, as many '''adverbs''' often end in -ly, '''adjectives''' ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs.
+[[File:adjectives-ending-in-LY.jpg|thumb]]
+[[File:English-Language-PolyglotClub.jpg|thumb]]
+In English, as many '''adverbs''' often end in -ly, '''adjectives''' ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs.
 In the list below you will find many adjectives ending in -ly (a few of them can be both adjectives and adverbs).
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 As a general rule:
 *words deriving from <code>[adjective] + -ly</code> are adverbs
-*while words deriving from <code>[noun] + -ly</code> are adjectives__NOTOC__
+*while words deriving from <code>[noun] + -ly</code> are adjectives
+__NOTOC__
 ==List of adjectives ending in -ly==
 ===A===
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 *accidentally
 *angrily
 ===B===
 *beastly
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 *easterly
 *elderly
 ===F===
 *fatherly
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 *Greatly
 *grisly
 ===H===
-*hapilly
 *heavenly
 *hilly
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 *lowly
 *luckily
 ===M===
 *maidenly
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 *premeditatedly
 *physically
 ===Q===
 *quarterly
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 *surly
 *swiftly (can also be an adverb)
 ===T===
 *timely
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 ===Y===
 *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)
 == How to change an adjective ending in -ly into an adverb? ==
 Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending '''-ly''':
 *'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully'''
 *'''bad''' become '''badly'''
+However, '''adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.'''
-However, '''adjectives ending in -ly cannot be turned into adverbs by adding -ly.'''
+You need to use '''a different structure''' like in the example below :
+*'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''.
-You need to use '''a different structure''' like in the example below :
+==Authors==
-*'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''.
-==Authors==
 [https://polyglotclub.com/member/m7mdnasser m7mdnasser]
 [https://polyglotclub.com/member/_Julitka_ _Julitka_]
 ==Sources==
 https://polyglotclub.com/language/english/question/35524
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