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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

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

neighborly
nightly
northeasterly
northerly
northwesterly

O

oily
only
orderly
otherworldly

P

painterly
pearly
pebbly
pimply
poorly
Portly
priestly
princely
premeditatedly
physically

Q

quarterly
queenly

R

rumply

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

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

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_Julitka_

Sources

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

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-In English, there are many adjectives that end in "'''-ly'''" and yet are not adverbs.
+In English, as many '''adverbs''' often end in -ly, '''adjectives''' ending in -ly can easily get mistaken for adverbs.
-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).
-==Adjectives ending in -ly==
-Here is a list of common adjectives ending in -ly:
-*Beastly
-*Costly
+As a general rule:
-*Cowardly
+*words deriving from <code>[adjective] + -ly</code> are adverbs
+*while words deriving from <code>[noun] + -ly</code> are adjectives
+__NOTOC__
+==List of adjectives ending in -ly==
+===A===
+*authorly
+===B===
+*beastly
+*bodily
+*bristly
+*brotherly
+*bubbly
+*burly
+===C===
+*chilly
+*comely
+*costly
+*courtly
+*cowardly
 *Crassly
-*Daily (Can also be an adverb)
+*crinkly
-*Deadly
+*crumbly
-*Early
+*cuddly
-*Elderly
+*curly
-*Enormously
+===D===
-*Fatherly
+*daily (Can also be an adverb)
-*Fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
+*dastardly
-*Friendly
+*deadly
-*Gangly
+*deathly
-*Gentlemanly
+*disorderly
-*Ghastly
+===E===
-*Ghostly
+*early
-*Godly
+*earthly
-*Goodly
+*easterly
+*elderly
+===F===
+*fatherly
+*fortnightly (Can also be an adverb)
+*friendly
+*frilly
+===G===
+*gangly
+*gentlemanly
+*ghastly
+*ghostly
+*giggly
+*godly
+*goodly
+*gravelly
 *Greatly
-*Holy
+*grisly
-*Homely
-*Humanly
+===H===
+*heavenly
+*hilly
+*holy
+*homely
+*hourly
+*housekeeperly
+*humanly
+*husbandly
+===J===
+*jolly
+===K===
+*kindly
+*kingly
 *Kingly
-*Leisurely
+===L===
-*Lively
+*leisurely
-*Lonely
+*likely
-*Lovely
+*lively
-*Maidenly
+*logically
-*Manly
+*lonely
-*Masterly
+*lovely
-*Matronly
+*lowly
-*Miserly
+*luckily
-*Monthly
-*Motherly
+===M===
-*Nightly
+*maidenly
-*Painterly
+*manly
-*Poorly
+*mannerly
+*masterly
+*matronly
+*mealy
+*measly
+*melancholy
+*miserly
+*monthly (Can also be an adverb)
+*motherly
+===N===
+*neighborly
+*nightly
+*northeasterly
+*northerly
+*northwesterly
+===O===
+*oily
+*only
+*orderly
+*otherworldly
+===P===
+*painterly
+*pearly
+*pebbly
+*pimply
+*poorly
 *Portly
-*Priestly
+*priestly
-*Princely
+*princely
-*Saintly
+*premeditatedly
-*Scholarly
+*physically
-*Shapely
-*Silly
+===Q===
-*Sisterly
+*quarterly
+*queenly
+===R===
+*rumply
+===S===
+*saintly
+*scaly
+*scholarly
+*shapely
+*sickly
+*silly
+*sisterly
+*slatternly
+*slovenly
+*sly
+*smelly
+*southerly
+*sparkly
+*spindly
+*sprightly
+*squiggly
+*stately
 *Stately
-*Timely
+*steely
-*Ugly
+*surly
-*Ungainly
+*swiftly (can also be an adverb)
-*Unruly
-*Unsightly
+===T===
-*Unseemly
+*timely
-*Unworldly
+*treacly
-*Vastly
+===U===
-*Weekly
+*ugly
-*Womanly
+*unearthly
-*Worldly
+*unfriendly
-*Yearly
+*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.
+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:
+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)
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 *'''beautiful''' becomes '''beautifully'''
-*'''bad'''	become '''badly'''
+*'''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 :
+You need to use '''a different structure''' like in the example below :
 *'''lovely''' becomes '''in a lovely way'''.
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 [https://polyglotclub.com/member/_Julitka_ _Julitka_]
+==Sources==
+https://polyglotclub.com/language/english/question/35524