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Adverbs ending in —ément derived from adjectives ending in —e
A small number of adverbs ending in -ément have been created from adjectives ending in -e: some always end in -e, others are the feminine form of adjectives:
Adjectives which always end in –e
Adjective | English | Adverb | English |
énorme | enormous | énormément | enormously |
immense | immense | immensément | immensely |
intense | intense | intensément | intensely |
uniforme | uniform | uniformément | uniformly |
commode | useful | commodément | usefully |
Exceptions
Adjective | English | Adverb | English |
probable | probable | probablement | probably |
véritable | real | véritablement | really |
Feminine forms
Adjective | Feminine | English | Adverb | English |
commun | commune | common | communément | commonly |
confus | confuse | embarrassed | confusément | embarrassedly |
importun | importune | disagreeable | importunément | disagreeably |
obscur | obscure | obscure | obscurément | obscurely |
opportun | opportune | appropriate | opportunément | appropriately |
profond | profonde | deep | profondément | deeply |
profus | profuse | profuse | profusément | profusely (literary) |