adverb

Noun
US[ad-verb]/ˈædvɚb/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the word class that qualifies verbs or clausesType of major form class
  2. a word that modifies something other than a nounType of modifier, qualifierKinds superlative, positive, comparative, adverb of manner, adverbial

Related words adverbial adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ad′verb (…), noun

Origin: L. adverbium; ad + verbum word, verb: cf. F. adverbe.

Grammar A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; paper extremely white.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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