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Revision as of 23:41, 16 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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