adverbial
of, relating to, or used as an adverb.
Origin of adverbial
1Other words from adverbial
- ad·ver·bi·al·ly, adverb
- non·ad·ver·bi·al, adjective
- non·ad·ver·bi·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby adverbial
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How to use adverbial in a sentence
At a later time, wonder, when thus used adverbially, received the adverbial suffix -s; hence Th.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerFor this adverbial use of all (here modifying the following prepositional phrase), compare Il Pens.
Milton's Comus | John MiltonBut the adverbial habit appeared to grow as the participial habit vanished.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell SpeedNo point would be used in the above sentences, if the adverbial phrases occurred in their usual position.
"Stops" | Paul AllardyceIn both cases inwi is adverbial, as at 130/57, and the sense yielded is intelligible.
British Dictionary definitions for adverbial
/ (ædˈvɜːbɪəl) /
a word or group of words playing the grammatical role of an adverb, such as in the rain in the sentence I'm singing in the rain
of or relating to an adverb or adverbial
Derived forms of adverbial
- adverbially, adverb
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