adv.
1 Americanabbreviation
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ad valorem.
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advance.
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adverb.
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adverbial.
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adverbially.
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adversus.
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advertisement.
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advertising.
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adviser.
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advisory.
abbreviation
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Advent.
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Advocate
abbreviation
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adverb
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adverbial
Etymology
Origin of adv.
Latin: against
Example Sentences
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Unduly, un-dū′li, adv. not according to duty or propriety: improperly.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Thus, thus, adv. in this or that manner: to this degree or extent.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Whither, hwith′ėr, adv. to what place? to which place: to what: whithersoever.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Why, hwī, adv. and conj. for what cause or reason? on which account: wherefore.—interj. used us an expletive or exclamation.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Soever, sō-ev′ėr, adv. generally used to extend or render indefinite the sense of who, what, where, how, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Adv. in foreign parts, in foreign lands; abroad, beyond seas; over sea on one's travels. <— p.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark
Adv. loudly &c. adj. aloud; at the top of one's voice, at the top of one's lungs, lustily, in full cry.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark
Adv. neatly &c. adj.; clean as a whistle. <— p.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark
Adv. between, betwixt; twixt; among, amongst; amid, amidst; mid, midst; in the thick of; betwixt and between; sandwich-wise; parenthetically, obiter dictum. <— p.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark
Adv. intuitively &c. adj.; by intuition; illogically &c. adj.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark
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