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In English, as many adverbs often end in -ly, adjectives ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs. This article aims to provide a comprehensive list of such adjectives, helping you to better understand and master the use of these unique words. 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.

So, let's dive into the world of "-ly" adjectives! 📚

After exploring this lesson, you may also find it helpful to consult other related pages, just to name a few, such as Although vs. Even though, Tips for Using Adjectives, and Common Mistakes with 'What' and 'That'.

List of adjectives ending in -ly[edit | edit source]

A[edit | edit source]

authorly
angrily

B[edit | edit source]

beastly
bodily
bristly
brotherly
bubbly
burly

C[edit | edit source]

chilly
comely
costly
courtly
cowardly
Crassly
crinkly
crumbly
cuddly
curly

D[edit | edit source]

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

E[edit | edit source]

early
earthly
easterly
elderly

F[edit | edit source]

fatherly
fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
friendly
frilly

G[edit | edit source]

gangly
gentlemanly
ghastly
ghostly
giggly
godly
goodly
gravelly
Greatly
grisly

H[edit | edit source]

heavenly
hilly
holy
homely
hourly
housekeeperly
humanly
husbandly

J[edit | edit source]

jiggly
jolly

K[edit | edit source]

kindly (can also be an adverb)
kingly
Kingly

L[edit | edit source]

leisurely
likely
lively
logically
lonely
lovely
lowly
luckily

M[edit | edit source]

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

N[edit | edit source]

neighbourly
nightly
north easterly
northerly
north-westerly

O[edit | edit source]

oily
only
orderly
otherworldly

P[edit | edit source]

painterly
pearly
pebbly
pimply
poorly
Portly
priestly
princely
premeditatedly
physically

Q[edit | edit source]

quarterly
queenly

R[edit | edit source]

rumbly

S[edit | edit source]

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

T[edit | edit source]

timely
treacly

U[edit | edit source]

ugly
unearthly
unfriendly
ungainly
unlikely
unruly
unseemly
unsightly
untimely
unworldly

V[edit | edit source]

W[edit | edit source]

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

Y[edit | edit source]

yearly (can also be an adverb)

What is an adjective?[edit | edit source]

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?[edit | edit source]

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?[edit | edit source]

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.

In most cases, the adjective form and adverb form of adjectives ending in "-ly" are the same.

Here are some examples:

kindly (adjective and adverb)
lovely (adjective and adverb)
friendly (adjective and adverb)
lonely (adjective and adverb)

So, to change an adjective ending in "-ly" into an adverb, you don't need to add or change anything, simply use the same word.

You can also use a different structure like in the example below :

lovely becomes in a lovely way.

Authors[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]

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

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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-In English, there are many adjectives that end in "'''-ly'''" and yet are not adverbs.
+[[File:English-Language-PolyglotClub.jpg|thumb]]
-==Adjectives ending in -ly==
+In English, as many '''[[Language/English/Grammar/Adverbs-of-Degree|adverbs]]''' often end in -ly, '''adjectives''' ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs. This article aims to provide a comprehensive list of such adjectives, helping you to better understand and master the use of these unique words. In the list below, you will find many adjectives ending in -ly (a few of them can be both adjectives and adverbs).
-Here is a list of adjectives that end in -ly and sometimes get mistaken for adverbs:
-*Beastly
+As a general rule, words deriving from <code>[adjective] + -ly</code> are adverbs, while words deriving from <code>[noun] + -ly</code> are adjectives.
-*Costly
-*Cowardly
+So, let's dive into the world of "-ly" adjectives! 📚
-*Daily (Can also be an adverb)
-*Deadly
+After exploring this lesson, you may also find it helpful to consult other related pages, just to name a few, such as [[Language/English/Grammar/Although-VS-Even-though|Although vs. Even though]], [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Some-pointers-when-using-Adjectives|Tips for Using Adjectives]], and [[Language/English/Grammar/Common-Mistake-What-That|Common Mistakes with 'What' and 'That']].
-*Early
+__NOTOC__
-*Elderly
+==List of adjectives ending in -ly==
-*Fatherly
+===A===
-*Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
+*authorly
-*Friendly
+*angrily
-*Gentlemanly
-*Ghastly
+===B===
-*Ghostly
+*beastly
-*Godly
+*bodily
-*Goodly
+*bristly
-*Holy
+*brotherly
-*Homely
+*bubbly
-*Humanly
+*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===
+*jiggly
+*jolly
+===K===
+*kindly (can also be an adverb)
+*kingly
 *Kingly
-*Leisurely
+===L===
-*Lively
+*leisurely
-*Lonely
+*likely
-*Lovely
+*lively
-*Slowly (Can also be an adverb)
+*logically
-*Maidenly
+*lonely
-*Manly
+*lovely
-*Masterly
+*lowly
-*Matronly
+*luckily
-*Miserly
-*Monthly
+===M===
-*Motherly
+*maidenly
-*Nightly
+*manly
-*Painterly
+*mannerly
-*Poorly (Can also be an adverb)
+*masterly
-*Priestly
+*matronly
-*Princely
+*mealy
-*Saintly
+*measly
-*Scholarly
+*melancholy
-*Shapely
+*miserly
-*Silly
+*monthly (Can also be an adverb)
-*Sisterly
+*motherly
-*Timely
+===N===
-*Ugly
+*neighbourly
-*Ungainly
+*nightly
-*Unruly
+*north easterly
-*Unsightly
+*northerly
-*Unseemly
+*north-westerly
-*Unworldly
+===O===
-*Weekly
+*oily
-*Womanly
+*only
-*Worldly
+*orderly
-*Yearly
+*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
+*swiftly (can also be an adverb)
+===T===
+*timely
+*treacly
+===U===
+*ugly
+*unearthly
+*unfriendly
+*ungainly
+*unlikely
+*unruly
+*unseemly
+*unsightly
+*untimely
+*unworldly
+===V===
+===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.
+An adjective is a word that '''modifies a [[Language/English/Grammar/Nouns|noun]]'''. Adjectives may come '''before''' the word they change.
 *Example: "It is a cute dog."
-Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:
+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.
+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).
+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 into an adverb? ==
+== 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'''
-Adjectives that end in -ly cannot be converted 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:
+In most cases, the adjective form and adverb form of adjectives ending in "-ly" are the same.
-*For example "in a lovely way".
+Here are some examples:
+* kindly (adjective and adverb)
+* lovely (adjective and adverb)
+* friendly (adjective and adverb)
+* lonely (adjective and adverb)
-Many adverbs are formed from adjectives and end in '''-ly'''.
+So, to change an adjective ending in "-ly" into an adverb, you don't need to add or change anything, simply use the same word.
-The basic rule is that '''-ly''' is added to the end of the adjective:
+You can also use '''a different structure''' like in the example below :
-*'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully'''
-*'''bad'''	become '''badly'''
+*'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''.
-If the adjective has two syllables and ends in '''-y''', then you need to replace the final '''-y''' with '''-ily''':
+==Authors==
-*'''easy''' becomes '''easily'''
-*'''happy''' becomes '''happily'''
-If the adjective ends with a consonant followed by '''-le''', replace the final '''-e''' with '''-y''' on its own:
+* [https://polyglotclub.com/member/m7mdnasser m7mdnasser]
-*'''terrible''' becomes '''terribly'''
+* [https://polyglotclub.com/member/_Julitka_ _Julitka_]
-*'''comfortable''' becomes '''comfortably'''
-==Authors==
+==Sources==
-[https://polyglotclub.com/member/m7mdnasser m7mdnasser]
+https://polyglotclub.com/language/english/question/35524
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 [[Category:English/Intermediate]]
 [[Category:English/Grammar]]
+==Other Lessons==
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/Common-Mistake-What-That|Common Mistake What That]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/Count-noun|Count noun]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/POSSESSIVE-PRONOUNS|POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/At:-place|At: place]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/GERUNDS|GERUNDS]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/On:-place|On: place]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/ADJECTIVES|ADJECTIVES]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Do-Silent-Letters-Work?|How Do Silent Letters Work?]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/Difference-between-Mood-Tense-Voice|Difference between Mood Tense Voice]]
+* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adverbs-of-Degree|Adverbs of Degree]]
+<span links></span>