adverbially
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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This style may suit new motherhood, a time when everything feels, in Galchen’s words, “ludicrously, suspiciously, adverbially sodden with meaning”—but also, it just reads cool.
From Slate ● May 4, 2016
His verbs get goosed, too, adverbially: remarkably, dramatically.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
Ting′-a-ling, the sound of a bell tinkling—used adverbially.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
No whit, used adverbially = not in the least, lit. ‘not a particle.’
From Milton's Comus by William Bell
The word is not now used adverbially of time, though we may say "he followed after," etc.
From The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott
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