Wordley

a bit|to a small degree;somewhat - "it's a bit warm"
a cappella|without musical accompaniment - "they performed a cappella"
a fortiori|with greater reason;for a still stronger, more certain reason - "if you are wrong then, a fortiori, so am I"
a la carte|by ordering items listed individually on a menu - "we ate a la carte"
a la mode|with ice cream on top or on the side - "we served the apple pie a la mode"
a lot|to a very great degree or extent - "I feel a lot better"
a posteriori|derived from observed facts
a priori|derived by logic, without observed facts
aback|by surprise - "taken aback by the caustic remarks";having the wind against the forward side of the sails - "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
abaxially|in an abaxial manner
abeam|at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
abed|in bed
abjectly|in a hopeless resigned manner - "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly"
abnormally|in an abnormal manner - "they were behaving abnormally" - "his blood pressure was abnormally low"
aboard|on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle;on first or second or third base - "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard";part of a group - "Bill's been aboard for three years now";side by side - "anchored close aboard another ship"
aborad|away from the mouth or oral region
abortively|in an unfruitful manner
about|(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished;all but - "the job is (just) about done";all around or on all sides - "dirty clothes lying around (or about)" - "let's look about for help";in or to a reversed position or direction - "about face";in rotation or succession - "turn about is fair play";in the area or vicinity - "a few spectators standing about";used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction - "wandering about with no place to go" - "people were rushing about" - "news gets around (or about)"
above|at an earlier place - "see above";in or to a place that is higher
above all|above and beyond all other consideration - "above all, you must be independent"
abreast|alongside each other, facing in the same direction
abroad|to or in a foreign country - "they had never travelled abroad"
abruptly|quickly and without warning
absently|in an absentminded or preoccupied manner - "he read the letter absently"
absolutely|completely and without qualification;used informally as intensifiers - "an absolutely magnificent painting";totally and definitely;without question - "we are absolutely opposed to the idea" - "he forced himself to lie absolutely still" - "iron is absolutely necessary"
abstemiously|in a sparing manner;without overindulgence - "he ate and drank abstemiously"
abstractly|in abstract terms
abstrusely|in a manner difficult to understand - "the professor's abstrusely reasoned theories were wasted on his students"
absurdly|in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree - "an absurdly rich young woman"
abundantly|in an abundant manner - "they were abundantly supplied with food"
abusively|in an abusive manner - "he behaved abusively toward his children"
academically|in regard to academic matters - "academically, this is a good school"
accelerando|with increasing speed - "here you must play accelerando"
acceptably|in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
accordingly|in accordance with - "she acted accordingly"
accurately|strictly correctly - "repeated the order accurately";with few mistakes - "he works very accurately"
accusingly|in an accusing manner - "he looked at her accusingly"
acoustically|with respect to acoustics - "acoustically ill-equipped studios"
across|to the opposite side - "the football field was 300 feet across";transversely - "the marble slabs were cut across"
across the board|including all - "we got a pay raise across the board"
actively|in an active manner - "he participated actively in the war"
actually|as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis - "actually, we all help clear up after a meal" - "actually, I haven't seen the film" - "I'm not all that surprised actually" - "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually";at the present moment - "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air";in actual fact - "to be nominally but not actually independent" - "no one actually saw the shark" - "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt";used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated;surprisingly - "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out" - "she actually spoke Latin"
acutely|having a rapid onset - "an acutely debilitating virus";in an acute manner - "she pitied her sister acutely" - "acutely aware"
AD|in the Christian era;used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born - "in AD 200"
ad hoc|for one specific case - "they were appointed ad hoc"
ad infinitum|to infinity;without or seemingly without limit - "talked on and on ad infinitum"
ad interim|for an intervening time;temporarily - "elected to serve ad interim"
ad lib|without advance preparation - "he spoke ad lib"
ad nauseam|to a sickening extent - "he played the song ad nauseam"
ad val|in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed - "the goods were taxed ad valorem"
adagio|slowly - "here you must play adagio"
adamantly|inflexibly;unshakably - "adamantly opposed to the marriage"
adaxially|in an adaxial manner
additionally|in addition, by way of addition;furthermore - "he serves additionally as the CEO"
adequately|in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree - "he was adequately prepared"
adjectivally|as an adjective;in an adjectival manner
adjectively|as an adjective - "nouns are frequently used adjectively"
administratively|by or for an administrator - "this decision was made administratively"
admirably|in an admirable manner - "the children's responses were admirably normal"
admiringly|with admiration - "he looked at his wife admiringly"
adorably|in an adorable manner - "the toddler behaved adorably"
adoringly|with adoration - "he looked at his wife adoringly"
adrift|floating freely;not anchored - "the boat wasset adrift";off course, wandering aimlessly - "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"
adroitly|with adroitness;in an adroit manner - "he handled the situation adroitly"
adulterously|in an adulterous manner - "he behaved adulterously"
adverbially|as an adverb - "the prepositional phrase here is used adverbially"
adversely|in an adverse manner - "she was adversely affected by the new regulations"
aerially|by means of aircraft - "the survey was carried out aerially"
aesthetically|in a tasteful way - "this building is aesthetically very pleasing"
afar|(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance;far - "we traveled afar" - "we could see the ship afar off" - "the Magi came from afar"
affably|in an affable manner
affectedly|in an affected manner
affectingly|in a poignant or touching manner
affirmatively|in an affirmative manner
afield|far away from home or one's usual surroundings - "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall;in or into a field (especially a field of battle) - "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance" - "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens";off the subject;beyond the point at issue - "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
afoot|on foot;walking - "they went to the village afoot" - "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"
afresh|again but in a new or different way - "start afresh"
aft|at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane - "stow the luggage aft" - "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"
after|behind or in the rear - "and Jill came tumbling after"
after a fashion|to some extent;not very well - "he speaks French after a fashion"
after all|emphasizes something to be considered - "after all, she is your boss, so invite her" - "he is, after all, our president";in spite of expectations - "came to the party after all" - "it didn't rain after all"
after hours|not during regular hours - "he often worked after hours"
again|anew - "she tried again" - "they rehearsed the scene again"
against the clock|as fast as possible;before a deadline - "it was a race against the clock"
aggravatingly|in an aggravating fashion - "his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree"
aggressively|in an aggressive manner
agilely|in a nimble or agile manner;with quickness and lightness and ease - "nimbly scaling an iron gate"- Charles Dickens - "leaped agilely from roof to roof"
ago|in the past - "long ago" - "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."
agonizingly|in a very painful manner - "the progress was agonizingly slow"
aground|with the bottom lodged on the ground - "he ran the ship aground"
ahead|ahead of time;in anticipation - "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount" - "We like to plan ahead";at or in the front - "I see the lights of a town ahead" - "the road ahead is foggy" - "staring straight ahead";in a forward direction - "go ahead" - "the train moved ahead slowly" - "the boat lurched ahead";leading or ahead in a competition - "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch" - "ahead by two pawns";to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future) - "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday" - "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday";to a more advanced or advantageous position - "a young man sure to get ahead" - "pushing talented students ahead";toward the future;forward in time - "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"
ahead of the game|in an advantageous position - "she's ahead of the game"
aimlessly|without aim;in an aimless manner - "he wandered around aimlessly"
akimbo|with hands on hips and elbows extending outward - "she stood there akimbo"
alarmingly|in an alarming manner - "It grew alarmingly fast"
alee|on or toward the lee - "put the helm alee"
alertly|in mentally perceptive and responsive way - "she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs"
algebraically|in an algebraic manner - "algebraically determined"
alias|as known or named at another time or place - "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
alike|equally - "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms";in a like manner - "they walk alike"
all along|all the time or over a period of time - "She had known all along" - "the hope had been there all along"
all in all|with everything considered (and neglecting details) - "all in all, it's not so bad"
all of a sudden|without warning
all over|over the entire area - "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers" - "she ached all over"
all right|without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion) - "it's expensive all right"
all the way|not stopping short of sexual intercourse - "she went all the way with him";to the goal - "she climbed the mountain all the way"
all together|all at the same time;used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when 'all' and 'together' can be separated by other words - "they were herded all together" - "the books lay all together in a heap"
all too|to a high degree - "she is all too ready to accept the job"
allegedly|according to what has been alleged - "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"
allegorically|in an allegorical manner - "the play ended allegorically"
allegretto|in a moderately quick tempo - "play this more allegretto"
allegro|in a quick and lively tempo - "play this section allegro"
alliteratively|in an alliterative manner - "the early Norse poets wrote alliteratively"
aloft|at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship - "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail";at or to great height;high up in or into the air - "eagles were soaring aloft" - "dust is whirled aloft";in the higher atmosphere above the earth - "weather conditions aloft are fine";upward - "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
alone|without anybody else or anything else - "the child stayed home alone" - "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"
along|in accompaniment or as a companion - "his little sister came along to the movies" - "I brought my camera along" - "working along with his father";in addition (usually followed by 'with') - "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package" - "along with the package came a bill" - "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages";in line with a length or direction (often followed by 'by' or 'beside') - "pass the word along" - "ran along beside me" - "cottages along by the river";to a more advanced state - "the work is moving along" - "well along in their research" - "hurrying their education along" - "getting along in years";with a forward motion - "we drove along admiring the view" - "the horse trotted along at a steady pace" - "move along"
aloof|in an aloof manner - "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
aloud|using the voice;not silently - "please read the passage aloud"
alphabetically|in alphabetical order - "the list was arranged alphabetically"
already|prior to a specified or implied time - "she has already graduated"
alternately|in an alternating sequence or position - "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing" - "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
alternatively|in place of, or as an alternative to - "alternatively we could buy a used car"
altogether|with everything included or counted - "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
altruistically|in an altruistic manner
always|at all times;all the time and on every occasion - "I will always be there to help you" - "always arrives on time" - "there is always some pollution in the air";at any time or in any event - "you can always resign if you don't like it" - "you could always take a day off";forever;throughout all time - "we will always be friends" - "I shall treasure it always" - "I will always love you"
amain|at full speed;with great haste - "the children ran down the hill amain";with all your strength - "he pulled the ropes amain"
amateurishly|in an amateurish manner - "he performed the piece amateurishly"
amazingly|in an amazing manner;to everyone's surprise - "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
ambiguously|in an ambiguous manner - "this letter is worded ambiguously"
ambitiously|with ambition;in an ambitious and energetic manner - "she pursued her goals ambitiously"
amicably|in an amicable manner - "they separated amicably"
amidship|at or near or toward the middle
amidships|at or near or toward the center of a ship - "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear"
amiss|in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner - "if you think him guilty you judge amiss" - "he spoke amiss" - "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
amok|in a murderous frenzy;wildly;without self-control
amorously|in an amorous manner - "he looked at her amorously"
amply|sufficiently;more than adequately - "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions" - "they were fully (or amply) fed";to an ample degree or in an ample manner - "these voices were amply represented"
amusingly|in an entertaining and amusing manner - "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days"
anachronistically|in an anachronistic manner - "let's look at this phenomenon anachronistically"
analogously|in an analogous manner - "analogously, we have a variable"
analytically|by virtue of analysis - "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?"
anarchically|in a lawless rebellious manner
anatomically|with respect to anatomy - "anatomically correct"
anciently|in ancient times;long ago - "a concern with what may have happened anciently"
and how|an expression of emphatic agreement
and so forth|continuing in the same way
and then some|and considerably more in addition - "it cost me a week's salary and then some"
andante|at a moderately slow tempo - "this passage must be played andante"
angelically|like an angel - "the child was sleeping angelically"
angrily|with anger - "he angrily denied the accusation"
animatedly|in an animated manner - "they talked animatedly"
anisotropically|in an anisotropic manner
annoyingly|in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree
annually|without missing a year - "they travel to China annually"
anomalously|in an anomalous manner - "this man behaves anomalously"
anon|(old-fashioned or informal) in a little while - "see you anon";at another time - "ever and anon"
anonymously|without giving a name - "she wrote these letters anonymously"
antagonistically|in an antagonistic manner - "he behaves antagonistically toward his colleagues"
ante meridiem|before noon
anteriorly|in an anterior direction
antithetically|with antithesis;in an antithetical manner
anxiously|with anxiety or apprehension - "we watched anxiously"
any|to any degree or extent - "it isn't any better"
anyhow|in any way whatsoever - "they came anyhow they could";used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement - "I think they're asleep;anyhow, they're quiet" - "I don't know what happened to it;anyway, it's gone" - "I don't know how it started;in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
anymore|at the present or from now on;usually used with a negative - "Alice doesn't live here anymore"
anywhere|at or in or to any place - "you can find this food anywhere";('anyplace' is used informally for 'anywhere')
apart|away from another or others - "they grew apart over the years" - "kept apart from the group out of shyness" - "decided to live apart";into parts or pieces - "he took his father's watch apart" - "split apart";not taken into account or excluded from consideration - "these problems apart, the country is doing well";one from the other - "people can't tell the twins apart";separated or at a distance in place or position or time - "These towns are many miles apart" - "stood with his legs apart" - "born two years apart"
apathetically|in an apathetic manner - "she behaves apathetically these days"
apologetically|in an apologetic manner - "he spoke apologetically about his past"
appallingly|to an appalling extent - "the prisoners were appallingly thin"
apparently|from appearances alone - "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land" - "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy
appealingly|in an appealing manner - "the table was set appealingly"
appositively|in an appositive manner - "this adjective is used appositively"
appreciably|to a noticeable degree - "they weather was appreciably colder"
appreciatively|with appreciation;in a grateful manner - "he accepted my offer appreciatively"
appropriately|in an appropriate manner - "he was appropriately dressed"
approvingly|in an approving manner - "she nodded approvingly"
approximately|(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct - "lasted approximately an hour"
architecturally|with regard to architecture - "this building is ugly, but architecturally interesting"
archly|in an arch manner;with playful slyness or roguishness
ardently|in an ardent manner - "the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired"
arduously|in an arduous manner - "they worked arduously"
arguably|as can be shown by argument - "she is arguably the best"
aristocratically|in an aristocratic manner - "they behaved aristocratically"
arithmetically|with respect to arithmetic - "this problem is arithmetically easy"
around|by a circular or circuitous route - "He came all the way around the base" - "the road goes around the pond";in a circle or circular motion - "The wheels are spinning around";in circumference - "the trunk is ten feet around" - "the pond is two miles around";to a particular destination either specified or understood - "she came around to see me" - "I invited them around for supper"
around the clock|without stopping - "she worked around the clock"
arrogantly|in an arrogant manner - "in the old days she had been harsh and stiff ;afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid"
artfully|in an artful manner - "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"
articulately|in an articulate manner - "he argued articulately for his plan"
artificially|not according to nature;not by natural means - "artificially induced conditions"
artistically|in an artistic manner - "it was artistically decorated"
artlessly|in a crude and unskilled manner;in an ingenuous manner - "she answered the judge's questions artlessly"
as far as possible|to a feasible extent
as follows|what is listed next - "her complaints went as follows"
as it is|in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations - "he might have been killed;as it is he was severely injured"
as it were|as if it were really so - "she lives here, as it were"
as needed|according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions) - "add water as needed"
as the crow flies|by the shortest and most direct route - "it's 10 miles as the crow flies"
as usual|in the usual manner - "as usual, she arrived late"
as we say|in a manner of speaking - "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
ASAP|as soon as possible
ascetically|in an ascetic manner - "she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself"
asexually|in an asexual manner - "plants that reproduce asexually"
ashamedly|with a feeling of shame
ashore|towards the shore from the water - "we invited them ashore"
aside|in reserve;not for immediate use - "started setting aside money to buy a car";on or to one side - "step aside" - "stood aside to let him pass" - "threw the book aside" - "put her sewing aside when he entered";out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) - "brush the objections aside";placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose - "a day set aside for relaxing"
askance|with a side or oblique glance - "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes";with suspicion or disapproval - "he looked askance at the offer"
askew|turned or twisted to one side - "rugs lying askew"
aslant|over or across in a slanting direction
asleep|in the sleep of death;into a sleeping state - "he fell asleep"
assertively|in an assertive manner - "'I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively"
assiduously|with care and persistence - "she worked assiduously on the senior thesis"
assuredly|without a doubt - "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"
astern|(of a ship or an airplane) behind - "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide";stern foremost or backward - "the steamer went astern at half speed"
astray|away from the right path or direction - "he was led astray"
astride|with one leg on each side - "she sat astride the chair";with the legs stretched far apart
astronomically|enormously - "the bill was astronomically high"
astutely|in a shrewd manner - "he invested his fortune astutely"
asymmetrically|in an asymmetrical manner - "they were asymmetrically arranged"
asymptotically|toward an asymptote - "it grew asymptotically"
at a loss|below cost - "sold the car at a loss"
at a time|simultaneously - "he took three cookies at a time"
at all|in the slightest degree or in any respect - "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"
at all costs|regardless of the cost involved
at arm's length|at some distance - "keep someone at arm's length"
at best|under the best of conditions - "at best we'll lose only the money"
at first blush|as a first impression - "at first blush the offer seemed attractive"
at first sight|immediately - "it was love at first sight"
at heart|in reality - "she is very kind at heart"
at home|at, to, or toward the place where you reside - "he worked at home";on the home team's field - "they played at home last night"
at large|in a general fashion - "he talked at large about his plans"
at least|if nothing else ('leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial) - "at least he survived";not less than - "at least two hours studying the manual" - "a tumor at least as big as an orange"
at leisure|in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
at most|not more than - "spend at most $20 on the lunch"
at stake|in question or at issue - "there is more at stake than your modesty";to be won or lost;at risk - "perhaps a million dollars are at stake"
at will|as one chooses or pleases - "he can roam the neighborhood at will"
at worst|under the worst of conditions - "at worst we'll go to jail"
athwart|at right angles to the center line of a ship
atonally|without tonality - "he composes atonally"
atop|on, to, or at the top
attentively|with attention;in an attentive manner - "he listened attentively"
attributively|in an attributive manner - "the genitive noun is used attributively"
atypically|in a manner that is not typical - "she was atypically quiet"
audaciously|in an audacious manner - "an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him"
audibly|in an audible manner - "he spoke audibly"
aurally|with regard to sound or the ear - "the new musical was visually and aurally appealing"
auspiciously|in an auspicious manner - "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday"
austerely|in an austere fashion - "the church was austerely simple"
authentically|genuinely;with authority - "it is authentically British"
authoritatively|in an authoritative and magisterial manner - "she spoke authoritatively"
autocratically|in an autocratic manner - "the Czars ruled Russia autocratically"
automatically|in a reflex manner - "he answered automatically"
avariciously|in a greedy manner
avidly|in an avid manner - "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information"
avowedly|by open declaration - "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"
away|freely or at will - "fire away!";from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete) - "ran away from the lion" - "wanted to get away from there" - "sent the children away to boarding school" - "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal";from one's possession - "gave away the tickets";in a different direction - "turn away one's face" - "glanced away";in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) - "put the toys away" - "her jewels are locked away in a safe" - "filed the letter away";indicating continuing action;continuously or steadily - "he worked away at the project for more than a year" - "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it";out of existence - "the music faded away" - "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder - "idled the hours away" - "her fingernails were worn away";so as to be removed or gotten rid of - "cleared the mess away" - "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
awhile|for a short time - "sit down and stay awhile" - "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"
awkwardly|in an awkward manner - "he bent awkwardly"
awry|away from the correct or expected course - "something has gone awry in our plans"
axially|with respect to an axis - "the jet was directed axially toward the cathode"
axiomatically|on the basis of axioms - "this is axiomatically given"
baby-wise|like a baby - "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
back|at or to or toward the back or rear - "he moved back" - "tripped when he stepped backward";in or to or toward a former location - "she went back to her parents' house";in or to or toward a past time - "set the clocks back an hour" - "never look back" - "lovers of the past looking fondly backward";in or to or toward an original condition - "he went back to sleep";in repayment or retaliation - "we paid back everything we had borrowed" - "he hit me and I hit him back" - "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher";in reply - "he wrote back three days later"
back and forth|moving from one place to another and back again - "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" - "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"
backstage|in or to a backstage area of a theater - "costumes were changed backstage";out of view of the public;behind the scenes - "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal" - "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"
backward|in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal - "it's easy to get the 'i' and the 'e' backward in words like 'seize' and 'siege'" - "the child put her jersey on backward"
bacterially|by bacteria - "spreads bacterially"
badly|evilly or wickedly - "treated his parents badly" - "to steal is to act badly";in a disadvantageous way;to someone's disadvantage - "the venture turned out badly for the investors";in a disobedient or naughty way - "he behaved badly in school";to a severe or serious degree - "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated" - "badly injured";very much;strongly - "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it" - "the cables had sagged badly" - "they were badly in need of help";with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly') - "the injury hurt badly" - "the buildings were badly shaken";with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display - "they took their defeat badly" - "took her father's death badly" - "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake";without skill or in a displeasing manner - "she writes badly" - "I think he paints very badly"
baldly|in a bald manner - "this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work."
balefully|in a baleful manner - "she looked at him balefully"
banefully|in a noxiously baneful way - "this banefully poisoned climate"
bang|directly - "he ran bang into the pole"
bannerlike|like a banner - "She waved her scarf at him bannerlike"
banteringly|in a bantering fashion - "he spoke to her banteringly"
barbarously|in a barbarous manner - "they were barbarously murdered"
bareback|without a saddle - "she prefers to ride her horse bareback"
barefooted|without shoes on
barely|only a very short time before - "they could barely hear the speaker" - "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
basically|in essence;at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature - "He is basically dishonest"
bawdily|in a bawdy manner
BC|before the Christian era;used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born - "in 200 BC"
BCE|of the period before the Common Era;preferred by some writers who are not Christians - "in 200 BCE"
beastly|in a beastly manner - "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"
beautifully|in a beautiful manner - "her face was beautifully made up"
becomingly|in a becoming manner - "she was becomingly dressed"
behind|in debt - "he fell behind with his mortgage payments" - "a month behind in the rent" - "a company that has been run behindhand for years";in or into an inferior position - "fell behind in his studies" - "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers";in or to or toward the rear - "he followed behind" - "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front" - "the final runners were far behind";of timepieces - "my watch is running behind";remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from - "when he died he left much unfinished work behind" - "left a large family behind" - "the children left their books behind" - "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
believably|in a believable manner - "he acted believably sincere"
belligerently|with hostility;in a belligerent hostile manner - "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
below|(in writing) see below;at a later place - "see below";in or to a place that is lower
beneficially|in a beneficial manner - "this medicine will act beneficially on you"
benevolently|in a benevolent manner - "she looked on benevolently"
benignly|in a benign manner - "this drug is benignly soporific"
beseechingly|in a beseeching manner
besides|in addition;making an additional point;anyway - "I don't want to go to a restaurant;besides, we can't afford it"
best|in a most excellent way or manner - "he played best after a couple of martinis";it would be sensible - "you'd best stay at home"
best of all|especially fortunate - "best of all, we don't have any homework!"
bestially|in an inhumane manner - "she treated her husband bestially"
better|comparative of 'well';in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. - "She had never sung better" - "a deed better left undone" - "better suited to the job";from a position of superiority or authority - "I know better."
between|in between - "two houses with a tree between";in the interval - "dancing all the dances with little rest between"
between decks|in the space between decks, on a ship
bewilderedly|in a bewildered manner
bewilderingly|in a bewildering and confusing manner - "her situation was bewilderingly unclear"
bewitchingly|in a bewitching manner - "she was bewitchingly beautiful"
beyond|farther along in space or time or degree - "through the valley and beyond" - "to the eighth grade but not beyond" - "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond";in addition - "agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond";on the farther side from the observer - "a pond with a hayfield beyond"
beyond measure|in excess or without limit - "amazed beyond measure"
biannually|twice a year - "we hold our big sale biannually"
biennially|every two years - "this festival takes places biennially"
big|extremely well - "his performance went over big";in a major way - "the play failed big at the box office";on a grand scale - "think big"
bilaterally|so as to involve two sides or parts;with the involvement of two parties or governments - "they worked out an agreement bilaterally"
bilingually|in a bilingual manner - "she grew up bilingually"
bimonthly|every two months - "the bill was payable bimonthly"
binaurally|in a binaural manner - "the stimulus was presented binaurally"
biochemically|with respect to biochemistry - "biochemically interesting phenomenon"
biologically|with respect to biology - "biologically related"
biradially|in a biradial manner - "biradially symmetrical"
bitterly|indicating something hard to accept - "he was bitterly disappointed";with bitterness, in a resentful manner - "she complained bitterly"
blandly|in a bland manner - "his blandly incompetent attempts"
blankly|without expression;in a blank manner - "she stared at him blankly"
blasphemously|in a blasphemous manner - "the sailors were cursing blasphemously"
blatantly|in a blatant manner - "they blatantly violated the laws"
bleakly|without hope - "he wondered bleakly"
blessedly|in a blessed manner
blindly|without preparation or reflection;without a rational basis - "they bought the car blindly" - "he picked a wife blindly";without seeing or looking - "he felt around his desk blindly"
blissfully|in a blissful manner - "he was blissfully unaware of the danger"
bloodily|involving a great bloodshed
bloodlessly|without bloodshed;in a bloodless manner;without shedding blood - "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly"
bloody|extremely - "you are bloody right"
bluffly|in a blunt direct manner
boastfully|in a boastful manner
bodily|in bodily form - "he was translated bodily to heaven"
boiling|extremely - "boiling mad"
boldly|with boldness, in a bold manner - "we must tackle these tasks boldly"
bombastically|in a grandiose manner - "the building was bombastically spacious"
bonnily|in a bonny manner
boorishly|like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
boringly|in a tedious manner - "boringly slow work"
boundlessly|without bounds
bountifully|in a bountiful manner
boyishly|like a boy - "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
bravely|in a courageous manner - "bravely he went into the burning house"
brazenly|in a brazen manner - "he spoke brazenly"
breadthwise|in the direction of the breadth - "cut the cloth breadthwise"
breast-deep|up to the breast
breathlessly|in a breathless manner - "she spoke breathlessly"
breezily|in a breezy manner - "he swings breezily into the title song"
briefly|for a short time - "she visited him briefly" - "was briefly associated with IBM"
brilliantly|in an extremely intelligent way - "he solved the problem brilliantly";with brightness - "the stars shone brilliantly"
briskly|in a brisk manner - "she walked briskly in the cold air" - "'after lunch,' she said briskly"
broadly|in a wide fashion - "he smiled broadly";without regard to specific details or exceptions - "he interprets the law broadly"
broad-mindedly|in a broad-minded manner - "the authorities broad-mindedly permitted the opening of a center for teenagers"
broadside|with a side facing an object - "the train hit the truck broadside" - "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
brotherly|(archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
bumptiously|in a bumptious manner - "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess"
buoyantly|in a cheerfully buoyant manner - "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly"
bureaucratically|in a bureaucratic manner - "his bureaucratically petty behavior annoyed her";with respect to bureaucracy - "it's bureaucratically complicated"
busily|in a busy manner - "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs"
by|so as to pass a given point
by a long shot|by a great deal - "he is the best by a long shot" - "his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"
by all means|definitely or certainly - "Visit us by all means"
by and by|at some eventual time in the future
by and large|usually;as a rule - "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
by chance|without advance planning
by far|by a considerable margin - "she was by far the smartest student"
by fits and starts|intermittently - "he worked on his book by fits and starts"
by hand|without the use of a machine - "this dress is sewn by hand"
by heart|by committing to memory - "she knew the poem by heart"
by hook or by crook|in any way necessary - "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook"
by inches|by a short distance - "they moved it by inches"
by machine|with the use of a machine - "the shirt is sewn by machine"
by no means|definitely not - "the prize is by no means certain"
by rights|with reason or justice
by the piece|one piece at a time - "she sold the plates by the piece"
by the way|introducing a different topic;in point of fact
by word of mouth|orally
C.O.D.|collecting the charges upon delivery - "mail a package C.O.D."
cagily|in a cagey manner - "'I don't know yet,' he answered cagily"
calculatingly|in a calculating manner - "he looked at her calculatingly"
callously|in a callous way - "he callously exploited their feelings"
calmly|with self-possession (especially in times of stress) - "he spoke calmly to the rioting students"
canonically|in a canonical manner - "the deacon was canonically inducted"
cantankerously|in a bad mood - "he answered her cantankerously"
cap-a-pie|at all points from head to foot - "he was armed cap-a-pie"
capriciously|in a capricious manner - "there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea";unpredictably
captiously|in a captious, carping manner - "he was captiously pedantic"
carefully|taking care or paying attention - "they watched carefully"
carelessly|without care or concern - "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"
carnally|in a carnal manner
casually|in an unconcerned manner - "glanced casually at the headlines";not methodically or according to plan - "he dealt with his course work casually"
catalytically|by catalytic action;in a catalytic manner - "catalytically stabilized combustion of propane"
catastrophically|with unfortunate consequences - "catastrophically complex"
caudally|toward the posterior end of the body
causally|in a causal fashion - "causally efficacious powers"
caustically|in a caustic vitriolic manner - "he addressed her caustically"
cautiously|as if with kid gloves;with caution or prudence or tact - "she ventured cautiously downstairs"
CE|of the period coinciding with the Christian era;preferred by some writers who are not Christians - "in 200 CE"
centennially|every hundred years;once in a century - "the birthday of this city is being celebrated centennially"
centrally|in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function - "The theater is centrally located"
cerebrally|in an intellectual manner - "cerebrally active";in the brain - "bleeding cerebrally"
ceremonially|in a ceremonial manner - "he was ceremonially sworn in as President"
ceremoniously|in a ceremonious manner - "my mother advised her children ceremoniously"
ceteris paribus|all other things being equal
cf.|compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
chaotically|in a manner suggestive of chaos - "the room was chaotically disorganized";in a wild and confused manner - "the drugged man was talking chaotically"
characteristically|in characteristic manner - "he arrived characteristically late"
charily|with great caution;warily
charitably|in a charitable manner - "she treated him charitably"
charmingly|in a charming manner
chastely|in a chaste and virtuous manner - "she lived chastely"
chattily|in a chatty manner - "'when I was a girl,' she said chattily, 'I used to ride a bicycle'"
cheaply|in a cheap manner - "a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar";with little expenditure of money - "I bought this car very cheaply"
cheek by jowl|in close proximity - "the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl"
cheekily|in a brash cheeky manner
cheerfully|in a cheerful manner - "he cheerfully agreed to do it"
cheerlessly|in an unhappy manner - "he cheerlessly set out to do the task"
chemically|with chemicals - "chemically fertilized";with respect to chemistry - "chemically different substances" - "chemically related"
chiefly|for the most part
childishly|in a childlike manner - "he acted very childishly"
chock|as completely as possible - "it was chock-a-block full"
chorally|by a chorus - "chorally accompanied"
chromatically|with respect to color - "chromatically pure"
chromatographically|by means of a chromatographic process
chronically|in a habitual and longstanding manner - "smoking chronically";in a slowly developing and long lasting manner - "chronically ill persons"
chronologically|with respect to chronology - "he is chronologically older"
churlishly|in a churlish manner - "the store owner treated his customers churlishly"
circularly|in a circular manner
circumstantially|according to circumstances - "he was convicted circumstantially";insofar as the circumstances are concerned - "the account was circumstantially accurate"
civilly|in a civil manner - "he treats his former wife civilly"
clammily|in a clammy manner
clannishly|in a clannish manner - "these four friends always act clannishly, and don't let us participate in their activities"
classically|in the manner of Greek and Roman culture - "this exercise develops a classically shaped body"
clean|completely;used as intensifiers - "clean forgot the appointment"
cleanly|in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution - "the motor burns cleanly";without difficulty or distortion - "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly"
clear|completely - "read the book clear to the end" - "slept clear through the night" - "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
clearly|in an easily perceptible manner - "could be seen clearly under the microscope";without doubt or question - "they were clearly lost" - "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"
cleverly|in a clever manner - "they were cleverly arranged"
climatically|with respect to climate - "they were used to a climatically different environment"
clinically|in a clinical manner - "she is clinically qualified"
clockwise|in the direction that the hands of a clock move - "please move clockwise in a circle"
close|in an attentive manner - "he remained close on his guard"
close to the wind|nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming - "sailing close to the wind"
close up|very close - "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"
closely|in a close manner;in a close relation or position in time or space - "the onsets were closely timed" - "houses set closely together" - "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
cloyingly|in an overly sweet manner
clumsily|in a clumsy manner - "he snatched the bills clumsily"
coarsely|in coarse pieces - "the surfaces were coarsely granular"
coastward|in the direction of the coast
coastwise|by way of, or along the coast - "we were travelling coastwise"
coaxingly|in a cajoling manner - "'Come here,' she said coaxingly"
cognitively|with regard to cognition - "cognitively skillful"
coherently|in a coherent manner - "she could not talk coherently after the accident"
coincidentally|happening at the same time
cold-bloodedly|in cold blood - "he cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his boss"
coldly|in a cold unemotional manner
collect|make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays - "call collect" - "send a package collect"
collectedly|in a self-collected or self-possessed manner - "he announced the death of his father collectedly"
colloidally|in a colloidal manner - "particles were colloidally dispersed in the medium"
colloquially|with the use of colloquial expressions - "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn"
combatively|in a bellicose contentious manner - "'Don't trespass onto my property,' the neighbor shouted combatively"
come hell or high water|in spite of all obstacles - "we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water"
comfortably|in mental comfort;without stress - "he works comfortably on three continents";in physical comfort - "she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief"
comfortingly|in a comforting or consoling manner - "one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form"
comically|in a comical manner - "the tone was comically desperate"
commensally|in a commensal manner
commercially|in a commercial manner - "the product is commercially available"
communally|by a group of people rather than an individual - "the mills were owned communally"
compactly|in a compact manner or state - "The children were packed compactly into the car";taking up no more space than necessary - "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
comparably|in a comparable manner or to a comparable degree - "you will have to work comparably harder"
compatibly|with compatibility
competently|with competence;in a competent capable manner - "they worked competently"
competitively|in competition - "the companies should bid competitively"
complacently|in a self-satisfied manner - "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"
complainingly|with complaints - "she did her work, but she did so complainingly"
completely|so as to be complete;with everything necessary - "he had filled out the form completely" - "the apartment was completely furnished"
complexly|in a complex manner
comprehensively|in an all-inclusive manner
compulsively|in a compulsive manner - "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk"
compulsorily|in a manner that cannot be evaded - "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."
computationally|with regard to computation - "computationally, this is a tricky problem"
con|in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. - "much was written pro and con"
con brio|with liveliness or spirit - "allegro con brio"
concavely|in a concave way - "shaped concavely"
conceitedly|with conceit;in a conceited manner - "he always acts so conceitedly!"
conceivably|within the realm of possibility - "the weather may conceivably change"
conceptually|in a conceptual manner - "he can no longer think conceptually" - "conceptually, the idea is quite simple"
concernedly|in a manner showing concern - "'Are you all right,' he asked concernedly"
concisely|in a concise manner;in a few words - "the history is summed up concisely in this book"
conclusively|in a conclusive way - "we settled the problem conclusively"
concretely|in concrete terms - "concretely, this meant that he was broke"
concurrently|overlapping in duration - "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"
condescendingly|with condescension;in a patronizing manner - "he treats his secretary condescendingly"
conditionally|subject to a condition - "he accepted the offer conditionally"
confidentially|in a confidential manner - "spoke to him intimately and confidentially"
confidently|with confidence;in a confident manner - "we have to do what is right confidently"
conformably|in a conformable manner
confusedly|in a confused manner - "Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him"
congenially|in a congenial manner - "'Let's all have a drink together,' he said congenially"
conically|in a conical manner - "conically shaped"
conjecturally|in a manner involving or inclined to conjecture and supposition
conjugally|in a conjugal manner
consciously|with awareness - "she consciously played with the idea of inviting them"
consecutive|in a consecutive manner - "we numbered the papers consecutively"
consecutively|in a consecutive manner - "he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again"
consequentially|having consequence
consequently|(sentence connectors) because of the reason given - "consequently, he didn't do it";as a consequence - "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"
conservatively|in a conservative manner - "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000."
considerately|in a considerate manner - "they considerately withdrew"
conspicuously|in a manner tending to attract attention - "there have been plenty of general declarations about willingness to meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and place"
constantly|without interruption - "the world is constantly changing";without variation or change, in every case - "constantly kind and gracious"
constitutionally|according to the constitution - "this was constitutionally ruled out"
constrainedly|in a constrained manner
constructively|in a constructive manner - "it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures"
contagiously|in a contagious manner - "she was contagiously bubbly"
contemporaneously|during the same period of time - "contemporaneously, or possibly a little later, there developed a great Sumerian civilisation"
contemptibly|in a manner deserving contempt
contemptuously|without respect;in a disdainful manner - "she spoke of him contemptuously"
contentedly|with equanimity - "'I bought it,' she said contentedly"
contextually|in a manner dependent on context
continually|seemingly without interruption - "complained continually that there wasn't enough money"
continuously|at every point - "The function is continuously differentiable"
contractually|by virtue of a contract - "they were contractually responsible"
contradictorily|in a contradictory manner - "he argued contradictorily"
contrarily|contrary to expectations - "he didn't stay home;on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
contrastingly|in a contrasting manner - "contrastingly, both the rooms leading off it gave an immediate impression of being disgraced"
controversially|involving controversy
conventionally|in a conventional manner - "he usually behaves rather conventionally"
conversely|with the terms of the relation reversed - "conversely, not all women are mothers"
convexly|in a convex way - "bulging out convexly"
convincingly|in a convincing manner - "he argued convincingly"
convivially|in a convivial manner - "'Let's go and have a drink,' she said convivially"
convulsively|with convulsions, in a convulsive way - "her leg twitched convulsively"
coolly|in a composed and unconcerned manner - "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher"
coordinately|in a coordinated manner
coquettishly|in a flirtatious manner - "she smiled coquettishly"
correctly|in an accurate manner - "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"
correspondingly|in a corresponding manner - "the temperature decreases correspondingly"
corruptly|in a corrupt manner
cortically|with respect to the cortex - "cortically induced arousal"
cosmetically|for cosmetic purposes to improve appearance - "it is used cosmetically by many women"
coterminously|in a coterminous manner
counter|in the opposite direction - "run counter"
counteractively|in a counteractive manner
counterclockwise|in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move - "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"
counterintuitively|in a counterintuitive manner
covertly|in a covert manner - "he did it covertly"
coyly|in a coy manner - "she pouted and looked at him coyly"
cozily|in a cozy manner - "nestled cozily by the fire"
craftily|in an artful manner - "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"
creakily|in a creaky manner - "the old boat was moving along creakily"
creatively|in a creative manner - "she solved the problem creatively"
credibly|easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
credulously|in a credulous manner - "the children followed the teacher credulously"
criminally|in a shameful manner - "the garden was criminally neglected";in violation of the law;in a criminal manner - "the alterations in the document were ruled to be criminally fraudulent"
crisscross|crossing one another in opposite directions
critically|in a critical manner - "this must be examined critically"
cross-country|across the countryside - "the river runs cross-country" - "the road runs cross-country";not following tracks or roads - "they liked to race cross-country"
cross-legged|with the legs crossed - "he sat on the floor cross-legged and meditated"
cross-linguistically|by comparing languages - "she studied the phenomenon cross-linguistically"
crossly|in an ill-natured manner - "she looked at her husband crossly"
crosstown|across a town or city - "he traveled crosstown"
crosswise|not in the intended manner - "things are going crosswise"
crucially|to a crucial degree - "crucially important" - "crucially, he must meet us at the airport"
crudely|in a crude or unrefined manner - "he was crudely bold"
cruelly|excessively - "a cruelly bitter winter";with cruelty - "he treated his students cruelly"
crushingly|in a crushing manner - "the team was crushingly defeated"
cryptically|in a cryptic manner - "we will meet again," he said cryptically
cryptographically|in a cryptographic manner
culturally|with regard to a culture - "culturally integrated"
cum laude|with honor - "he graduated cum laude"
cumulatively|in a cumulative manner - "mind has become self-reproducing through man's capacity to transmit experience and its products cumulatively"
cunningly|in an attractive manner - "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure"
curiously|in a manner differing from the usual or expected - "had a curiously husky voice";with curiosity - "the baby looked around curiously"
currishly|in a currish manner;meanspiritedly
cursively|in a cursive manner
cursorily|without taking pains - "he looked cursorily through the magazine"
curtly|in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner - "he told me curtly to get on with it"
curvaceously|in a curvaceous way - "his date was curvaceously beguiling"
customarily|by custom;according to common practice
cuttingly|in an intentionally unkind way
cynically|with cynicism;in a cynical manner - "Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically"
cytophotometrically|by cytophotometric means
cytoplasmically|by means of cytoplasm
daftly|in a mildly insane manner
daily|every day;without missing a day - "he stops by daily"
daintily|in a delicate manner - "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold";in a refined manner - "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
damned|in a damnable manner
damply|in a damp manner - "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye"
dandily|in a dandy manner - "she had shown her talents dandily"
daringly|in an adventurous manner - "daringly, he set out on a camping trip in East Africa";in an original manner - "daringly he took the first step"
darkly|in a dark glowering menacing manner - "he stared darkly at her";without light - "the river was sliding darkly under the mist"
dashingly|in a highly fashionable manner - "he was dashingly handsome"
dauntingly|to a degree or in a manner that daunts - "dauntingly difficult"
day by day|gradually and progressively - "his health weakened day by day"
day in and day out|without respite - "he plays chess day in and day out"
day in day out|for an indefinite number of successive days
daylong|during the entire day - "light pours daylong into the parlor"
dazedly|in a daze;in a dazed manner - "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much"
dazzlingly|in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
de facto|in reality or fact - "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"
de novo|from the beginning
dead ahead|exactly ahead or in front - "the laboratory is dead ahead"
deadly|as if dead
deadpan|without betraying any feeling - "she told the joke deadpan"
dearly|at a great cost - "he paid dearly for the food";in a sincere and heartfelt manner - "I would dearly love to know";with affection - "she loved him dearly"
deathly|to a degree resembling death - "he was deathly pale"
decently|in a decent manner - "they don't know how to dress decently"
deceptively|in a misleading way - "the exam looked deceptively easy"
decidedly|without question and beyond doubt - "it was decidedly too expensive"
decisively|in an indisputable degree - "the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay";with finality;conclusively - "the voted settled the argument decisively";with firmness - "'I will come along,' she said decisively"
decoratively|in a decorative manner - "used decoratively at Christmas"
decorously|in a proper and decorous manner - "he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously"
deep|to a great distance - "penetrated deep into enemy territory" - "went deep into the woods";to an advanced time - "deep into the night"
deeply|to a great depth;far down - "dived deeply"
defectively|in a defective manner - "this machine functions only defectively"
defenseless|without defense - "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
defensively|in a defensive manner - "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis";in an apologetic and defensive manner - "'I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"
deferentially|in a respectfully deferential manner - "he listened deferentially";in a servile manner - "he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor"
deftly|in a deft manner - "Lois deftly removed her scarf"
dejectedly|in a dejected manner - "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen"
deliciously|in a very pleasurable manner - "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously"
delightedly|with delight - "delightedly, she accepted the invitation"
delightfully|in a delightful manner - "the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated"
deliriously|as if in a delirium - "he was talking deliriously";in a delirious manner - "her answer made him deliriously happy"
delusively|in a deceptive and unrealistic manner - "the village looked delusively near"
demandingly|in a demanding manner - "he became demandingly dominant over the years"
democratically|in a democratic manner;based on democratic principles - "it was decided democratically" - "democratically elected government"
demoniacally|in a very agitated manner;as if possessed by an evil spirit
demonstrably|in an obvious and provable manner - "his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong"
demonstratively|in a demonstrative manner - "he greeted her demonstratively"
demurely|in a demure manner - "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"
denominationally|with respect to denomination - "denominationally diverse audiences"
densely|in a concentrated manner - "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built"
departmentally|dependent on a department
deplorably|in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
deprecatively|in a deprecative manner
depressingly|in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
derisively|in a disrespectful and mocking manner - "'Sorry,' she repeated derisively"
descriptively|by giving a description - "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"
deservedly|as deserved - "he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season"
desolately|in grief-stricken loneliness;without comforting circumstances or prospects
despairingly|with desperation - "'Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
desperately|in intense despair - "the child clung desperately to her mother"
despicably|in a despicable manner - "he acted despicably"
despitefully|in a maliciously spiteful manner - "pray for them that despitefully use us"
destructively|in a destructive manner - "he is destructively aggressive"
determinedly|with determination;in a determined manner - "he clung to the past determinedly"
detestably|in an offensive and hateful manner
detrimentally|in a detrimental manner
developmentally|with respect to development - "developmentally retarded"
devilishly|in a playfully devilish manner - "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
deviously|in a devious manner - "he got the promotion by behaving deviously"
devotedly|with devotion - "He served his master devotedly"
devoutly|in a devout and pious manner - "she was devoutly Catholic"
dexterously|with dexterity;in a dexterous manner
diabolically|as a devil;in an evil manner - "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
diagonally|in a diagonal manner - "she lives diagonally across the street from us"
diagrammatically|in a diagrammatic manner - "the landscape unit drawn diagrammatically illustrates the gentle rolling relief, with a peat-filled basin"
dialectically|in a dialectic manner - "his religiousness is dialectically related to his sinfulness"
diametrically|as from opposite ends of a diameter - "when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?" - "three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three"
dichotomously|in a dichotomous manner
dictatorially|in an overbearingly domineering manner;as a dictator - "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues"
didactically|in a didactic manner - "this is a didactically sound method"
differentially|in a differential manner - "Hubel and Wiesel have found cells that respond differentially according to the direction in which a stimulus is moved across the retina"
differently|in another and different manner - "very soon you will know differently"
diffidently|in a diffident manner - "'Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, 'I like the work.'"
diffusely|in a diffuse manner - "the arteries were diffusely narrowed"
digitally|by means of the fingers - "the exam was carried out digitally";in terms of integers - "the time was digitally displayed"
digitately|in a digitate manner
diligently|with diligence;in a diligent manner - "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
dimly|in a dim indistinct manner - "we perceived the change only dimly";with a dim light - "a dimly lit room"
dingdong|heartily or earnestly - "They fell to work dingdong"
dingily|in a dingy manner
diplomatically|with diplomacy;in a diplomatic manner - "he answered very diplomatically"
directly|in a forthright manner;candidly or frankly - "he didn't answer directly";without anyone or anything intervening - "these two factors are directly related" - "he was directly responsible" - "measured the physical properties directly";without deviation - "the path leads directly to the lake"
direfully|in a direful manner - "seeing himself trapped, he cried out direfully"
dirtily|in a filthy unclean manner - "a dirtily dressed camel driver";in a sordid manner - "as dirtily drunk as usual"
disagreeably|in a disagreeable manner - "'I took no harm from the journey, thank you,' she said disagreeably"
disappointedly|in disappointment;in a disappointed manner - "she left the gambling table disappointedly"
disappointingly|in a disappointing manner - "the discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary"
disapprovingly|showing disapproval - "he shook his head disapprovingly"
disastrously|in a disastrous manner - "the real value of the trust capital may be disastrously less than when the trust began"
disconcertingly|in a disturbing or embarrassing manner - "he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her"
discontentedly|with discontent;in a discontented manner - "he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets"
discordantly|in a discordant manner - "the piece ended discordantly"
discouragingly|in a discouraging manner - "the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high"
discreetly|with discretion;prudently and with wise self-restraint - "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this"
discursively|in a rambling manner
disdainfully|in a proud and domineering manner
disgracefully|in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree - "his grades were disgracefully low"
disgustedly|with disgust - "disgustedly, she averted her eyes when they brought in the mutilated body of the horse"
disgustingly|in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree - "the beggar was disgustingly filthy"
dishonestly|in a corrupt and deceitful manner - "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend"
dishonorably|in a dishonorable manner - "he acted dishonorably";with dishonor - "he was dishonorably discharged"
disingenuously|in a disingenuous manner - "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work"
disinterestedly|without bias;without selfish motives - "he decided the case disinterestedly"
disjointedly|in a disjointed manner - "'We're not married, not really married,' she said, and slowly, reluctantly, disjointedly it came out"
disloyally|without loyalty;in a disloyal manner - "his men acted disloyally and betrayed him in the end"
dismally|in a cheerless manner - "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future";in a dreadful manner - "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed"
disobediently|in a disobedient manner - "he went ahead disobediently and did what his supervisor had warned him not to do"
disparagingly|in a disparaging manner - "these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging 'only to a story'"
dispassionately|in an impartially dispassionate manner - "although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately"
dispiritedly|in a dispirited manner without hope - "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances"
displeasingly|in a displeasing manner - "he made displeasingly cutting remarks about his friends"
disproportionately|out of proportion - "this wall is disproportionately long";to a disproportionate degree - "his benefits were disproportionately generous"
disputatiously|in a disputatious manner
disquietingly|in a disquieting manner - "the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire"
disreputably|in a disreputable manner
disrespectfully|in a disrespectful manner - "he treats his parents rather disrespectfully"
disruptively|in a disruptive manner
distally|far from the center - "the bronchus is situated distally"
distantly|from or at a distance - "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"
distastefully|in an offensively distasteful manner - "a distastefully explicit report on the Royal couple's marital life"
distinctively|in an identifiably distinctive manner - "the distinctively conservative district of the county"
distinctly|clear to the mind;with distinct mental discernment - "it's distinctly possible";in a distinct and distinguishable manner - "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion";to a distinct degree - "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
distractedly|in a distracted manner - "'Come in,' he said distractedly"
distressfully|with distress - "'Doctor Rother says it's his only chance,' she added distressfully"
distributively|as individuals or as separate units (not collectively) - "taken distributively, their rights are imperceptible";in a distributive manner - "marine vertebrates have their weight supported distributively by the water"
distrustfully|with distrust - "she looked at him distrustfully"
disturbingly|in a disturbing manner - "the details of the kidnaper's letter had sounded disturbingly convincing"
divinely|by divine means - "the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence"
dizzily|in a giddy light-headed manner - "he walked around dizzily"
doctrinally|as a matter of doctrine
doggedly|with obstinate determination - "he pursued her doggedly"
doggo|quietly in concealment - "he lay doggo"
dogmatically|in a narrow-minded dogmatic manner - "he is a dogmatically opinionated critic of Modern Art"
dolce|gently and sweetly
dolefully|with sadness;in a sorrowful manner - "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army"
domestically|with respect to home or family - "the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation";with respect to the internal affairs of a government - "domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy"
domineeringly|in a domineering manner - "his wife behaved domineeringly"
dorsally|in a dorsal location or direction
dorsoventrally|in a dorsoventral direction - "the ray has a dorsoventrally flattened body"
double|downward and forward - "he was bent double with pain";two together - "some people sleep better double"
double time|at a faster speed
doubly|in a twofold manner - "he was doubly wrong";to double the degree - "she was doubly rewarded"
doubtfully|in a doubtful manner - "Gerald shook his head doubtfully"
dourly|in a sullen manner - "he sat in his chair dourly"
dowdily|in a dowdy unfashionable manner - "she dresses dowdily"
down|away from a more central or a more northerly place - "was sent down to work at the regional office" - "worked down on the farm" - "came down for the wedding" - "flew down to Florida";from an earlier time - "the story was passed down from father to son";in an inactive or inoperative state - "the factory went down during the strike" - "the computer went down again";paid in cash at time of purchase - "put ten dollars down on the necklace";spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position - "don't fall down" - "rode the lift up and skied down" - "prices plunged downward";to a lower intensity - "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
downfield|toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field - "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards"
downhill|toward a lower or inferior state - "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now";toward the bottom of a hill - "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"
downright|thoroughgoing
downriver|away from the source or with the current
downstage|at or toward the front of the stage - "the actors moved further and further downstage"
downstairs|on a floor below - "the tenants live downstairs"
downtown|toward or in the lower or central part of town
downwind|with the wind;in the direction the wind is blowing - "they flew downwind"
drably|in a drab manner - "she dresses drably"
draggingly|in a dragging manner
dramatically|in a dramatic manner - "he confessed dramatically";in a very impressive manner - "your performance will improve dramatically";with respect to dramatic value - "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"
drastically|in a drastic manner
dreadfully|of a dreadful kind - "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
dreamily|in a dreamy manner - "'She would look beautiful in the new dress,' Tommy said dreamily"
droopingly|in a drooping manner - "a branch hung low, droopingly"
drop-dead|extremely - "she was drop-dead gorgeous"
drowsily|in a drowsy manner - "'Time to get up,' she said drowsily"
drunkenly|showing effects of much strong drink - "He sang drunkenly"
due|directly or exactly;straight - "went due North"
dully|without liveliness - "she nodded her head dully";without luster or shine - "the light shone dully through the haze" - "unpolished buttons glinted dully"
dumbly|in a stupid manner;in an inarticulate manner - "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
dutifully|out of a sense of duty;in a dutiful manner - "he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday"
dynamically|in a forceful dynamic manner - "this pianist plays dynamically"
each|to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) - "they received $10 each"
eagerly|with eagerness;in an eager manner - "the news was eagerly awaited"
earlier|earlier in time;previously - "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier" - "her parents had died four years earlier" - "I mentioned that problem earlier"
early|before the usual time or the time expected - "she graduated early";in good time
early on|during an early stage - "early on in her career"
easily|with ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily') - "she was easily excited" - "was easily confused" - "he won easily" - "this china breaks very easily";without question - "easily the best book she's written"
east|to, toward, or in the east - "we travelled east for several miles" - "located east of Rome"
easterly|from the east - "the winds blew easterly all night"
eastward|toward the east - "they migrated eastward to Sweden"
easy|in a relaxed manner;or without hardship - "just wanted to take it easy" ('soft' is nonstandard)
ebulliently|in an ebullient manner - "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression"
eccentrically|in an eccentric or bizarre manner;not symmetrically with respect to the center
ecclesiastically|in an ecclesiastic manner - "the candidate was ecclesiastically endorsed"
ecologically|with respect to ecology - "ecologically speaking, this idea is brilliant;economically, it is a disaster"
economically|in an economical manner;with respect to economic science - "economically this proposal makes no sense";with respect to the economic system - "economically the country is worse off"
ecstatically|in an ecstatic manner - "he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa"
edgeways|with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge - "he sawed the board edgeways"
edgewise|as if by an edge;barely - "I could not get a word in edgewise"
editorially|by means of an editorial - "the paper commented editorially on the scandal"
educationally|in an educational manner - "the assistant masters formed a committee of their own to consider what could be done educationally for the town"
e'en|even
eerily|in an unnatural eery manner - "it was eerily quiet in the chapel"
effectively|in actuality or reality or fact - "she is effectively his wife"
effectually|in an effectual manner - "Bismarck was constantly criticised by the more liberal newspapers, and he retaliated by passing an emergency decree that effectually muzzled the press"
efficaciously|in an effective manner
efficiently|with efficiency;in an efficient manner - "he functions efficiently"
effortlessly|without effort or apparent effort - "she danced gracefully and effortlessly" - "swallows gliding effortlessly through the air"
effusively|in an effusive manner - "the critics praised her effusively"
egotistically|in an egotistical manner - "he behaved egotistically"
either|after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like 'likewise' or 'also' - "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either" - "I don't know either" - "if you don't order dessert I won't either"
elaborately|with elaboration - "it was elaborately spelled out"
electrically|by electricity - "electrically controlled"
electronically|by electronic means - "the door opens electronically"
electrostatically|in an electrostatic manner - "the dust adhered electrostatically to the surface"
elegantly|in a gracefully elegant manner - "the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do";with elegance;in a tastefully elegant manner - "the room was elegantly decorated"
elementarily|in an elementary manner
eloquently|with eloquence - "he expressed his ideas eloquently"
elsewhere|in or to another place - "he went elsewhere" - "look elsewhere for the answer"
embarrassingly|causing embarrassment - "the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing"
eminently|in an eminent manner - "two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution"
emotionally|in an emotional manner - "at the funeral he spoke emotionally";with regard to emotions - "emotionally secure"
empirically|in an empirical manner - "this can be empirically tested"
emulously|in a competitively imitative manner - "she emulously tried to outdo her older sister"
en clair|in ordinary language
en famille|in a casual way at home - "we'll have dinner en famille"
en masse|all together - "the students turned out en masse"
encouragingly|in an encouraging manner - "'Go on,' he said encouragingly to his student"
endlessly|(spatial sense) without bounds - "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly";with unflagging resolve
endogenously|in an endogenous manner
enduringly|in an enduring manner - "Roman culture was enduringly fertilized"
endways|in or toward the direction of the ends;lengthwise - "endways pressure";on end or upright - "sticks leaning against the wall endways";with the end forward or toward the observer - "houses built endways"
energetically|in an energetic manner
enormously|extremely - "he was enormously popular"
enough|as much as necessary - "Have I eaten enough?";('plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"
enterprisingly|in an enterprising manner - "'Let's go up that mountain,' she said enterprisingly"
entertainingly|in an entertaining manner - "Byron's consumed memoirs possessed the merit of being well and entertainingly written"
enthusiastically|with enthusiasm;in an enthusiastic manner - "they discussed the question enthusiastically"
entirely|without any others being included or involved - "was entirely to blame" - "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"
enviably|in an enviable manner - "she was enviably fluent in French"
enviously|with jealousy;in an envious manner
environmentally|for the environment - "the new recycling policy is environmentally safe"
episodically|in an episodic manner
equably|in an equable manner - "he is an equably cheerful fellow"
equally|to the same degree (often followed by 'as') - "they were equally beautiful"
equitably|in an equitable manner - "the inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters"
erectly|in a straight-backed manner - "the old man still walks erectly"
ergo|(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
erotically|in an erotic manner
erratically|in an erratic unpredictable manner - "economic changes are proceeding erratically"
eruditely|with erudition;in an erudite manner - "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology"
eschatologically|in relation to eschatology - "even atheists can be eschatologically minded"
et al.|and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text);and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people) - "the data reported by Smith et al."
ethically|in an ethical manner;from an ethical point of view;according to ethics - "he behaved ethically" - "this is ethically unacceptable"
ethnically|with respect to ethnicity - "the neighborhood is ethnically diverse"
euphemistically|in a euphemistic manner - "his violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away"
evasively|with evasion;in an evasive manner - "her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were"
even|in spite of;notwithstanding - "even when he is sick, he works" - "even with his head start she caught up with him";to a greater degree or extent;used with comparisons - "looked sick and felt even worse" - "an even (or still) more interesting problem";to the full extent - "loyal even unto death";used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected - "even an idiot knows that" - "declined even to consider the idea" - "I don't have even a dollar!"
even as|at the same time as - "even as he lay dying they argued over his estate"
evenly|in a level and regular way;in equal amounts or shares;in a balanced or impartial way - "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"
ever|(intensifier for adjectives) very - "she was ever so friendly";at any time - "did you ever smoke?"
everlastingly|for a limitless time - "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss
evermore|at any future time;in the future - "lead a blameless life evermore"
every inch|in every way;completely - "he was every inch a statesman"
every so often|occasionally - "every so often she visits her father"
everywhere|to or in any or all places - "You find fast food stores everywhere" - "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem" - "he carried a gun everywhere he went";('everyplace' is used informally for 'everywhere')
evolutionarily|in an evolutionary way;from an evolutionary point of view - "the mutation has been evolutionarily successful"
ex cathedra|with the full authority of the office - "the pope must speak ex cathedra for an encyclical to be infallible"
ex officio|by virtue of position - "the president sat on the committee ex officio"
exasperatingly|in an exasperating manner
excellently|extremely well
exceptionally|to an exceptional degree - "it worked exceptionally well"
excessively|to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
excitedly|with excitement;in an excited manner - "she shook his hand excitedly"
excitingly|in an exciting manner - "at the time of its appearance, the movie must have seemed excitingly new, even revolutionary"
excusably|in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree - "he was excusably late"
exorbitantly|to an exorbitant degree - "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital"
expansively|in an impressively expansive manner - "she managed to live rather expansively on her modest income"
expectantly|in an expectant manner - "she looked at him expectantly"
expediently|in an expedient manner
expensively|in an expensive manner - "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her"
experimentally|in an experimental fashion - "this can be experimentally determined"
expertly|in an expert manner - "he repaired the TV set expertly"
explicitly|in an explicit manner - "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly"
explosively|in an explosive manner - "the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable";suddenly and rapidly - "the population in Central America is growing explosively"
exponentially|in an exponential manner - "inflation is growing exponentially"
express|by express - "please send the letter express"
expressively|with expression;in an expressive manner - "she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively"
expressly|with specific intentions;for the express purpose - "she needs the money expressly for her patients"
extemporaneously|without prior preparation - "he spoke extemporaneously"
extensively|in a widespread way - "oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest"
externally|on or from the outside - "the candidate needs to be externally evaluated"
extra|unusually or exceptionally - "an extra fast car"
extravagantly|in a wasteful manner
extremely|to an extreme degree - "extremely cold" - "extremely unpleasant"
exuberantly|in an exuberant manner - "the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church"
exultantly|in an exultant manner
fabulously|exceedingly;extremely - "she plays fabulously well"
face to face|involving close contact;confronting each other - "they spoke face to face"
facetiously|not seriously - "I meant it facetiously"
face-to-face|directly facing each other - "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table" - "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street";within each other's presence - "she met the president face-to-face"
facially|with respect to the face
factually|as a fact or based on fact - "they learn much, factually, about the problems of retirement and provision for old age, and, psychologically, in the sharing of their thoughts on retirement"
faddishly|in a faddish manner
faintly|to a faint degree or weakly perceived - "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly" - "stars shining faintly through the overcast" - "could hear his distant shouts only faintly" - "the rumors weren't even faintly true"
fairly|in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating - "they played fairly";without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner - "deal fairly with one another"
faithfully|in a faithful manner - "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio"
faithlessly|in a disloyal and faithless manner
falsely|in an incorrect manner - "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely";in an insincerely false manner - "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened"
familiarly|in an intimately familiar manner - "Sid, as he was familiarly known by his friends, was one of the most respected and devoted members of the socialist minority group"
famously|in a manner or to an extent that is well known - "in his famously anecdotal style"
fanatically|in a passionately fanatic manner - "he followed the teachings of his guru fanatically"
fancifully|in a fanciful manner - "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated"
far|at or to a certain point or degree - "I can only go so far before I have to give up" - "how far can we get with this kind of argument?";at or to or from a great distance in space - "he traveled far" - "strayed far from home" - "sat far away from each other";remote in time - "if we could see far into the future" - "all that happened far in the past";to a considerable degree;very much - "a far far better thing that I do" - "felt far worse than yesterday" - "eyes far too close together";to an advanced stage or point - "a young man who will go very far"
far and wide|over great areas or distances;everywhere - "he traveled far and wide" - "the news spread far and wide"
farcically|in a farcical manner - "a farcically inept bungler"
farther|to or at a greater distance in time or space ('farther' is used more frequently than 'further' in this physical sense) - "farther north" - "moved farther away" - "farther down the corridor" - "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"
farthest|to the greatest distance in space or time ('farthest' is used more often than 'furthest' in this physical sense) - "see who could jump the farthest" - "chose the farthest seat from the door"
fascinatingly|in a fascinating manner - "her face became fascinatingly distorted"
fashionably|in a fashionable manner - "his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man"
fast|firmly or closely - "held fast to the rope" - "her foot was stuck fast";quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) - "how fast can he get here?" - "ran as fast as he could" - "needs medical help fast" - "fast-running rivers" - "fast-breaking news" - "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
fastidiously|in a fastidious manner - "he writes extremely musical music, of which the sound is fastidiously calculated and yet agreeably spontaneous and imaginative"
fatally|with fatal consequences or implications - "he was fatally ill equipped for the climb"
fatefully|in a prophetically fateful manner - "the nurse whispered fatefully to call the priest"
fatuously|vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish
faultily|in an inaccurate manner - "these statements were faultily attributed to me"
faultlessly|without a fault;in a faultless manner - "he solved all the problems faultlessly"
favorably|showing approval - "he reviewed the play favorably"
fearfully|in an alarming manner - "they were fearfully attacked";in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"
fearlessly|without fear - "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat"
fearsomely|in a fearsome manner - "a sabre slammed fearsomely through the thicket in all directions"
fecklessly|in a feckless manner;irresponsibly and incompetently
federally|by federal government - "it's federally regulated"
feebly|in a faint and feeble manner - "the lighthouse, flashing feebly against the sleet-blurred, rocky backdrop of the coast of north west Norway";in a halting and feeble manner - "reform, in fact, is, rather feebly, on the win"
feelingly|with great feeling - "she spoke feelingly of her early childhood"
feetfirst|with the feet foremost - "he jumped into the pool feetfirst"
felicitously|in a felicitous manner - "a not felicitously chosen word"
ferociously|in a physically fierce manner - "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"
feudally|in a feudal manner - "a feudally organized society"
feverishly|in a feverish manner - "she worked feverishly"
fictitiously|in a false manner intended to mislead;in a fictional manner (created by the imagination)
fiercely|in an emotionally fierce manner - "she was fiercely proud of her children"
fierily|with passionate fervor - "a fierily opinionated book"
fifthly|in the fifth place - "fifthly, we must adhere to the rules set by the local government"
figuratively|in a figurative sense - "figuratively speaking,..."
finally|after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
financially|from a financial point of view - "this was financially unattractive"
finely|in a delicate manner - "finely shaped features";in an elegant manner - "finely costumed actors";in tiny pieces - "the surfaces were finely granular"
finitely|with a finite limit - "there are finitely many solutions to this problem"
firm|with resolute determination - "we firmly believed it" - "you must stand firm"
first|before another in time, space, or importance - "I was here first" - "let's do this job first";before anything else - "first we must consider the garter snake";the initial time - "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
first and last|taking everything together - "she was first and last a scientist"
first class|by first class conveyance;with first class accommodations - "we always travel first class"
firsthand|from the original source;directly - "I heard this story firsthand"
first-rate|quite well - "she doesn't feel first-rate today"
fiscally|in financial matters - "fiscally irresponsible"
fitfully|in a fitful manner - "he slept fitfully"
fixedly|in a fixed manner - "he stared at me fixedly"
flabbily|in a flabby manner - "the old man's muscles were sagging flabbily"
flagrantly|in a flagrant manner - "he is flagrantly disregarding the law"
flamboyantly|in a fancy colorful manner - "he dresses rather flamboyantly"
flat|with flat sails - "sail flat against the wind"
flat out|at top speed - "he ran flat out to catch the bus"
flatly|in an unqualified manner - "he flatly denied the charges"
flawlessly|in an adroit manner
flexibly|with flexibility - "'Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly"
flimsily|in a weak and flimsy manner - "this car is so flimsily constructed!"
flip-flap|with repeated strokes and noise - "something going flip-flap in the night"
flippantly|in a flippant manner - "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"
flop|with a flopping sound - "he tumbled flop into the mud"
floridly|in a florid manner - "floridly figurative prose"
fluently|in a fluent manner - "she speaks French fluently"
flush|in the same plane - "set it flush with the top of the table";squarely or solidly - "hit him flush in the face"
focally|in a focal manner - "the submucosa was focally infiltrated"
fondly|with fondness;with love - "she spoke to her children fondly"
foolishly|without good sense or judgment - "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come"
for a song|for a relatively small amount of money - "we bought the house for a song"
for all practical purposes|in every practical sense - "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"
for dear life|as though your life was at stake - "he was running for dear life"
for example|as an example - "take ribbon snakes, for example"
for good measure|in addition (as to close a deal) - "the car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure"
for keeps|for the winner to keep all - "they played for keeps"
for love or money|under any circumstances - "she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money"
for one|as a particular one of several possibilities - "I for one feel very grateful" - "her mother for one was worried"
for short|as an abbreviation - "call me Bob for short"
for that matter|as far as that is concerned - "for that matter I don't care either"
for the asking|on the occasion of a request - "advice was free for the asking"
for the moment|temporarily
forbiddingly|in an unpleasant or menacing manner - "it was forbiddingly dark in the corridor"
forcefully|with full force - "we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully"
forcibly|in a forcible manner - "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly"
fore|near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane - "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
foremost|prominently forward - "he put his best foot foremost"
forever|for a very long or seemingly endless time - "she took forever to write the paper" - "we had to wait forever and a day"
forgetfully|in a forgetful manner - "she is getting old and acts forgetfully"
forgivingly|with forgiveness;in a forgiving manner - "'Never mind,' she said forgivingly"
forlornly|in a forlorn manner - "a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard"
formally|in a formal manner - "he was dressed rather formally";with official authorization - "the club will be formally recognized"
formidably|in a formidable manner - "the constant risk that attends the exchanges of human beings formidably armed"
formlessly|in a formless manner - "the dress hung formlessly on her body"
forsooth|an archaic word originally meaning 'in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief
forte|used as a direction in music;to be played relatively loudly
forth|forward in time or order or degree - "from that time forth";out into view - "came forth from the crowd" - "put my ideas forth"
fortissimo|a direction in music;to be played very loudly
fortnightly|every two weeks - "he visited his cousins fortnightly"
fortunately|by good fortune - "fortunately the weather was good"
forward|at or to or toward the front - "he faced forward" - "step forward";('forrad' and 'forrard' are dialectal variations)
foully|in a wicked and shameful manner - "two policemen were foully murdered";in an unfair and insulting manner - "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists"
fourfold|by a factor of four - "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"
foursquare|in a square position - "the building stood foursquare"
fourthly|in the fourth place - "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"
fractiously|in a fractious manner - "the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump"
fraternally|in a brotherly manner
fraudulently|in a dishonest and fraudulent manner - "this money was fraudulently obtained"
freely|in a free manner - "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"
frenziedly|in a frenzied manner - "we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere"
frequently|many times at short intervals
fretfully|in a fretful manner - "fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib"
frighteningly|in an alarming manner - "the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true"
friskily|in a playfully frisky manner - "he moves about friskily despite his age"
frivolously|in a frivolous manner - "she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl"
from pillar to post|from one place or situation to another - "we were driven from pillar to post"
from scratch|from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages - "he baked the torte from scratch" - "she built her business up from scratch"
from start to finish|completely
from the heart|very sincerely - "he spoke from the heart"
from way back|since long ago - "she knows him from way back"
frontally|in, at, or toward the front
frostily|without warmth or enthusiasm - "'Come in if you have to,' he said frostily"
frothily|in a frothy manner - "the champagne poured frothily into the glasses"
frowningly|with a frown;while frowning - "he looked at her frowningly"
frugally|in a frugal manner - "in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop"
fucking|intensifier, very colloquial - "what took you so fucking long?"
fugally|in a fugal style
full-time|for the standard number of hours - "she works full-time"
fully|to the greatest degree or extent;completely or entirely;('full' in this sense is used as a combining form) - "fully grown" - "he didn't fully understand"
functionally|with respect to function - "the two units are functionally interdependent"
furiously|(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner - "winds were blowing furiously";in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy - "the boys fought furiously" - "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street";in an impassioned or very angry manner - "she screamed furiously at her tormentors"
further|in addition or furthermore - "if we further suppose" - "stated further that he would not cooperate with them" - "they are definitely coming;further, they should be here already";to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage ('further' is used more often than 'farther' in this abstract sense) - "further complicated by uncertainty about the future" - "let's not discuss it further" - "nothing could be further from the truth" - "they are further along in their research than we expected"
furthermore|in addition - "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time;furthermore, their quality is improving" - "the cellar was dark;moreover, mice nested there"
furthest|to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage ('furthest' is used more often than 'farthest' in this abstract sense) - "went the furthest of all the children in her education" - "furthest removed from reality"
furtively|in a furtive manner - "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"
fussily|in a fussy manner - "he spoke to her fussily"
futilely|in a futile and unproductive manner
gaily|in a gay manner - "the scandals were gaily diverting"
gainfully|in a gainful way - "are you gainfully employed now?"
gallantly|in a gallant manner - "he gallantly offered to take her home"
gamely|in a plucky manner - "he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso"
garishly|in a tastelessly garish manner - "the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers"
genealogically|in a genealogical manner - "he charted his family tree genealogically"
generally|without distinction of one from others
generically|as sharing a common genus - "these animals are not related generically";without a trademark or brand name - "we market these drugs generically"
genetically|by genetic mechanisms - "genetically passed down talents"
genteelly|in a genteel manner - "the English lived genteelly in India"
gently|in a gentle manner - "he talked gently to the injured animal";in a gradual manner - "a gently sloping terrain"
geographically|with respect to geography - "they are geographically closer to the center of town"
geologically|with respect to geology - "geologically speaking, this area is extremely interesting"
geometrically|in a geometric fashion - "it grew geometrically";with respect to geometry - "this shape is geometrically interesting"
geothermally|by means of heat from the interior of the earth
gingerly|in a gingerly manner - "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"
girlishly|like a girl - "she was girlishly shy"
give or take|plus or minus a small amount - "it is a mile away, give or take a few hundred yards"
glacially|by a glacier - "glacially deposited material"
gladly|in a willing manner - "this was gladly agreed to"
glaringly|in a glaring manner - "it was glaringly obvious"
gleefully|in a joyous and gleeful manner - "the old man had greeted her gleefully"
glibly|with superficial plausibility - "he talked glibly"
glissando|(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) - "this should be played glissando, please"
gloatingly|in a gloating manner - "he spoke gloatingly about people he had cheated out of their money"
globally|throughout the world - "this is globally significant"
gloomily|with gloom - "such a change is gloomily foreseen by many"
gloriously|blessedly or wonderfully - "how gloriously happy she had been during those few fleeting moments of time";with glory or in a glorious manner - "where others had failed he had gloriously succeeded"
glossily|in a glossy manner - "the magazine was glossily printed"
gloweringly|in a glowering manner - "he stared gloweringly at this morning's headlines"
glowingly|in an enthusiastically glowing manner - "in her letter she praised him glowingly"
gluttonously|in a gluttonous manner - "this man eats gluttonously!"
God knows how|by some means not understood by the speaker - "God knows how he did it, but he did climbed that steep wall"
goddam|extremely - "you are goddamn right!"
good and|completely or thoroughly - "when I'm good and ready"
good-naturedly|in a good-natured manner
gorgeously|in an impressively beautiful manner - "the Princess was gorgeously dressed"
governmentally|by government - "governmentally determined policy"
gracefully|in a graceful manner - "she swooped gracefully"
gracelessly|in a graceless manner - "she moves rather gracelessly"
graciously|in a gracious or graceful manner - "he did not have a chance to grow up graciously"
gradually|in a gradual manner - "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
grammatically|in a grammatical manner - "this child already speaks grammatically"
grandiloquently|in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner
grandly|in a grand manner - "the mansion seemed grandly large by today's standards"
graphically|in a graphic way - "he described the event graphically";with respect to graphic aspects - "graphically interesting designs"
gratifyingly|in a gratifying manner - "the performance was at a gratifyingly high level"
gratingly|in a harsh and grating manner - "her voice fell gratingly on our ears"
gratis|without payment - "I'll give you this gratis"
gratuitously|in an uncalled-for manner - "he insulted us gratuitously"
gravely|in a grave and sober manner
gravitationally|with respect to gravitation - "gravitationally strong forces"
grayly|having a grey appearance
greasily|in a greasy manner - "the food was greasily unappetizing"
greatly|to an extraordinary extent or degree - "he improved greatly"
greenly|with green color - "the countryside rolled greenly down into the valley"
gregariously|in a gregarious manner
grievously|in a grievous manner - "the resolute but unbroken Germany, grievously wounded but far from destruction, was able to lay the firm foundations for military revival"
grimly|in a grim implacable manner - "he was grimly satisfied"
gropingly|in an uncertain groping manner
grossly|in a gross manner
grotesquely|in a grotesque manner - "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies"
grudgingly|in a grudging manner - "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by"
gruesomely|in a gruesome manner - "he was gruesomely wounded"
gruffly|in a gruff manner - "'No,' he replied gruffly"
guiltily|in the manner of someone who has committed an offense - "she blushed guiltily as she spoke"
gushingly|in a gushing manner - "a gushingly prolific writer"
gutturally|in a guttural manner - "gutturally articulated"
habitually|according to habit or custom - "her habitually severe expression" - "he habitually keeps his office door closed"
haggardly|in a haggard manner - "she looked haggardly out of her tent"
half|partially or to the extent of a half - "he was half hidden by the bushes"
half-and-half|in equal parts - "it was divided half-and-half"
half-heartedly|without enthusiasm;in a half-hearted manner - "she tried half-heartedly"
half-hourly|every thirty minutes, every half hour
half-price|for half the price - "she bought it half-price during the sale"
half-time|for less than the standard number of hours
halfway|at half the distance;at the middle - "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
half-yearly|every half year, every six months
haltingly|in a halting manner - "he spoke haltingly"
hand and foot|in all ways possible - "they served him hand and foot"
hand in glove|in close cooperation - "they work hand in glove"
hand in hand|clasping each other's hands - "they walked hand in hand";together - "hand in hand with hope went fear" - "doctors and nurses work hand in hand to save lives"
hand over fist|at a tremendous rate - "made money hand over fist"
hand to hand|at close quarters - "fought hand to hand"
hand to mouth|with barely enough money for immediate needs - "they lived form hand to mouth"
handily|in a convenient manner;with no difficulty - "she beat him handily"
handsomely|in a generously handsome manner - "India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men";in an attractively handsome manner - "the volume was handsomely bound"
haphazard|without care;in a slapdash manner - "the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
haply|by accident - "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
happily|in a joyous manner - "they shouted happily";in an unexpectedly lucky way - "happily he was not injured"
hard|causing great damage or hardship - "industries hit hard by the depression";earnestly or intently - "thought hard about it" - "stared hard at the accused";into a solid condition - "concrete that sets hard within a few hours";slowly and with difficulty - "prejudices die hard";to the full extent possible;all the way - "hard alee" - "the ship went hard astern" - "swung the wheel hard left";very near or close in space or time - "it stands hard by the railroad tracks" - "they were hard on his heels" - "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening";with effort or force or vigor - "the team played hard" - "worked hard all day" - "pressed hard on the lever" - "hit the ball hard" - "slammed the door hard";with firmness - "held hard to the railing";with pain or distress or bitterness - "he took the rejection very hard"
hardly|almost not - "he hardly ever goes fishing" - "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"
harmlessly|in a harmless manner - "this is a harmlessly childish game"
harmonically|with respect to harmony - "harmonically interesting piece"
harmoniously|in a harmonious manner - "the problem of absorbing immigrants harmoniously into British society is as important to the immigrants as to the British"
harshly|in a harsh or unkind manner - "'That's enough!,' he cut in harshly"
harum-scarum|in a wild or reckless manner - "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"
hatefully|in a hateful manner
haughtily|in a haughty manner - "he peered haughtily down his nose"
hazily|in an indistinct way - "he remembered her only hazily";through a haze - "we saw the distant hills hazily"
head and shoulders above|outstandingly superior to - "in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class"
head over heels|in disorderly haste - "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"
headlong|at breakneck speed - "burst headlong through the gate";in a hasty and foolhardy manner - "he fell headlong in love with his cousin";with the head foremost - "the runner slid headlong into third base"
head-on|in direct opposition;directly - "we must meet the problem head-on";with the front foremost - "the cars collided head-on"
healthily|in a levelheaded manner - "the answers were healthily individual"
heaps|very much - "thanks heaps"
heart and soul|with complete faith - "she was with him heart and soul"
heartily|in a hearty manner - "'Yes,' the children chorused heartily";with gusto and without reservation - "the boy threw himself heartily into his work"
heartlessly|in a heartless manner - "she behaves rather heartlessly toward her admirers"
heatedly|in a heated manner - "'To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"
heavenward|toward heaven - "he pointed heavenward"
heavily|in a heavy-footed manner - "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room";in a labored manner - "he breathed heavily";in a manner designed for heavy duty - "a heavily constructed car" - "heavily armed";indulging excessively - "he drank heavily";to a considerable degree - "he relied heavily on others' data";with great force - "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
heavy|slowly as if burdened by much weight - "time hung heavy on their hands"
hebdomadally|without missing a week
heinously|in a terribly evil manner - "the child was heinously murdered"
hell-for-leather|at breakneck speed - "they were travelling hell-for-leather"
helpfully|in a helpful manner - "the subtitles are helpfully conveyed"
helplessly|in a helpless manner - "the crowd watched him helplessly"
helter-skelter|haphazardly - "the books were piled up helter-skelter"
hence|from this place - "get thee hence!";from this time - "a year hence it will be forgotten"
henceforth|from this time forth;from now on - "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith"
here|at this time;now - "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon";in or at this place;where the speaker or writer is - "I work here" - "turn here" - "radio waves received here on Earth";in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail - "what do we have here?" - "here I must disagree";to this place (especially toward the speaker) - "come here, please"
here and there|in or to various places;first this place and then that - "he worked here and there but never for long in one town" - "we drove here and there in the darkness"
hereabout|in this general vicinity - "the people are friendly hereabouts"
hereafter|following this in time or order or place;after this - "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance";in a future life or state - "hope to win salvation hereafter"
hereby|(formal) by means of this - "I hereby declare you man and wife"
herein|in this place or thing or document - "I shall discuss the question herein"
hereinafter|in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc. - "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"
hereinbefore|in the preceding part of the current text
hereof|of or concerning this - "the twigs hereof are physic"
hereto|to this writing or document - "the charts hereto attached"
hereunder|under the terms of this agreement
hereupon|immediately after this - "hereupon, the passengers stumbled aboard"
hermetically|in an airtight manner - "this bag is hermetically sealed"
heroically|in a heroic manner - "he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms"
hesitantly|with hesitation;in a hesitant manner - "he finally accepted hesitantly"
hideously|in a hideous manner - "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident"
hierarchically|in a hierarchical manner - "hierarchically organized"
hieroglyphically|by means of hieroglyphs - "hieroglyphically written"
higgledy-piggledy|in a disordered manner - "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy"
high|at a great altitude - "he climbed high on the ladder";far up toward the source - "he lives high up the river";in a rich manner - "he lives high";in or to a high position, amount, or degree - "prices have gone up far too high"
high and low|everywhere - "searched high and low"
high-handedly|in a domineering high-handed manner - "he behaved high-handedly toward his employees"
highly|at a high rate or wage - "highly paid workers";in a high position or level or rank - "details known by only a few highly placed persons";to a high degree or extent;favorably or with much respect - "highly successful" - "He spoke highly of her" - "does not think highly of his writing"
high-mindedly|in a high-minded manner - "he talks high-mindedly, but we don't know whether he acts according to his principles"
hilariously|in a hilarious manner - "hilariously funny"
histologically|involving the use of histology or histological techniques - "histologically identifiable structures"
historically|throughout history - "historically they have never coexisted peacefully";with respect to history - "this is historically interesting"
hoarsely|in a hoarse or husky voice - "'Excuse me,' he said hoarsely"
home|at or to or in the direction of one's home or family - "He stays home on weekends" - "after the game the children brought friends home for supper" - "I'll be home tomorrow" - "came riding home in style" - "I hope you will come home for Christmas" - "I'll take her home" - "don't forget to write home";on or to the point aimed at - "the arrow struck home";to the fullest extent;to the heart - "drove the nail home" - "drove his point home" - "his comments hit home"
homeostatically|in a homeostatic manner - "blood pressure is homeostatically regulated"
homeward|toward home - "fought his way homeward through the deep snow"
homogeneously|all similarly - "the students at this college are homogeneously middle-class"
honestly|(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that - "honestly, I don't believe it";in an honest manner - "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"
honorably|in an honorable manner - "he acted honorably";with honor - "he was honorably discharged after many years of service"
hook line and sinker|in every detail
hopefully|it is hoped - "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday";with hope;in a hopeful manner - "we searched hopefully for a good position"
hopelessly|in a hopeless manner - "the papers were hopelessly jumbled" - "he is hopelessly romantic";without hope;desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success - "he hung his head hopelessly" - "'I must die,' he said hopelessly"
horizontally|in a horizontal direction - "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"
horrifyingly|in a horrifying manner - "he laughed horrifyingly"
horseback|on the back of a horse - "he rode horseback to town" - "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
horticulturally|by means of horticulture
hospitably|in a hospitable manner - "she was received hospitably by her new family"
hotfoot|without delay;speedily - "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett - "drove hotfoot for Boston"
hourly|every hour;by the hour - "daily, hourly, I grew stronger"
however|by contrast;on the other hand - "the first part was easy;the second, however, took hours";despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) - "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it";in whatever way or manner - "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet" - "however he did it, it was very clever";to whatever degree or extent - "The results, however general, are important" - "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"
huffily|in a huffy manner - "'Don't bother to call me back,' he said huffily"
hugger-mugger|in secrecy - "they did it all hugger-mugger"
humanely|in a humane manner - "let's treat the prisoners of war humanely"
humanly|in the manner of human beings - "humanly possible"
humbly|in a humble manner - "he humbly lowered his head"
humiliatingly|in a humiliating manner - "the painting was reproduced humiliatingly small"
humorlessly|in a humorless manner - "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"
humorously|in a humorous manner - "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul's Cathedral"
hundredfold|by a factor of one hundred - "they money increased a hundredfold"
hungrily|in the manner of someone who is very hungry - "he pounced on the food hungrily"
hurriedly|in a hurried or hasty manner - "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"
hydraulically|in a hydraulic manner - "the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately"
hygienically|in a hygienic manner - "the body must cared for hygienically"
hyperbolically|in an exaggerated manner
hypnotically|by means of hypnotism
hypocritically|in a hypocritical manner - "he behaved hypocritically by praying piously when people were watching"
hypothalamically|with respect to the hypothalamus - "hypothalamically controlled secretions"
hypothetically|by hypothesis
hysterically|in a hysterical manner - "she screamed hysterically when she heard the news"
i.e.|that is to say;in other words
ibid.|in the same place (used when citing a reference)
icily|in a cold and icy manner - "'Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers, children and sick people than to take on this vast industry,' Mr Brown commented icily"
ideally|in an ideal manner - "ideally, this will remove all problems"
identically|with complete identity;in an identical manner - "he is fitted with an identically similar one"
identifiably|in an identifiable manner - "they were identifiably different"
ideographically|in an idiographic manner - "it's written ideographically"
ideologically|with respect to ideology - "ideologically, we do not see eye to eye"
idiomatically|in an idiomatic manner - "he expressed himself idiomatically"
idiotically|in an idiotic manner - "what arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically"
idly|in an idle manner - "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people"
idolatrously|in an idolatrous manner - "the people idolatrously worshipped the Golden Calf"
idyllically|in an idyllic manner
if not|perhaps;indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than - "will yield 10% if not more" - "pretty if not actually beautiful" - "let's meet tonight if not sooner"
ignorantly|in ignorance;in an ignorant manner - "they lived ignorantly in their own small world"
ill|('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner;not well - "he was ill prepared" - "it ill befits a man to betray old friends" - "ill-fitting clothes" - "an ill-conceived plan";unfavorably or with disapproval - "tried not to speak ill of the dead";with difficulty or inconvenience;scarcely or hardly - "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"
illegally|in an illegal manner - "they dumped the waste illegally"
illegibly|in an illegible manner - "this student writes illegibly"
illegitimately|in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom - "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold";of biological parents not married to each other - "this child was born illegitimately"
illogically|in an illogical manner - "she acted illogically under the pressure"
illustriously|in an illustrious manner - "Einstein, the illustriously famous physicist of the 20th century"
imaginatively|with imagination - "the room was decorated very imaginatively"
immaculately|in an immaculate manner - "gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored"
immaturely|in an immature manner - "his teenage son still behaves very immaturely"
immeasurably|to an immeasurable degree;beyond measurement - "the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man"
immediately|bearing an immediate relation - "this immediately concerns your future";near or close by - "he passed immediately behind her";without delay or hesitation;with no time intervening - "he answered immediately"
imminently|in an imminent manner
immoderately|without moderation;in an immoderate manner - "he eats immoderately"
immodestly|without modesty;in an immodest manner - "the book was entitled, immodestly, 'All about Wisdom'"
immorally|without regard for morality - "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake"
immovably|so as to be incapable of moving - "the mountains brooded immovably above the river"
immunologically|from the point of view of immunology
impartially|in an impartial manner - "he smiled at them both impartially"
impassively|in an impassive manner - "he submitted impassively to his arrest"
impatiently|with impatience;in an impatient manner - "he answered her impatiently"
impeccably|flawlessly - "the film was impeccably authentic"
impenitently|in an impenitent manner
imperatively|in an imperative and commanding manner
imperceptibly|in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree - "the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly"
imperfectly|in an imperfect or faulty way - "The lobe was imperfectly developed" - "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
imperially|in an imperial manner - "imperially decreed"
imperiously|in an imperious manner - "imperiously he cut her short"
impermissibly|not permissibly - "the radon level in the basement was impermissibly high"
impersonally|in an impersonal manner - "when I told him about Russ I found it difficult to speak impersonally";without warmth - "he treated his patients impersonally"
impertinently|in an impudent or impertinent manner
impetuously|in an impulsive or impetuous way;without taking cautions
impiously|in an impious manner - "the young members challenged their leader impiously"
impishly|in an appealing but bold manner - "she asked him impishly to come in"
implicitly|without doubting or questioning - "I implicitly trust him";without ever expressing so clearly - "he implicitly assumes that you know the answer"
impolitely|in an impolite manner - "he treated her impolitely"
importantly|in an important way or to an important degree - "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself";in an important way - "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"
impossibly|to a degree impossible of achievement - "long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation" - "impossibly far from sources of supply"
impracticably|to an impracticable degree - "this is still impracticably high"
imprecisely|in an imprecise manner - "he expressed himself imprecisely"
impregnably|in an impregnable manner - "the sight of that bland, impregnably righteous face has been enough to make their blood run cold"
impressively|in an impressive manner - "the students progressed impressively fast"
improperly|in an improper way - "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"
improvidently|in an improvident manner - "he lived improvidently for the moment"
imprudently|in an imprudent manner - "imprudently, he downed tools and ran home to make his wife happy"
in|to or toward the inside of - "come in" - "smash in the door"
in a nutshell|summed up briefly - "gave the facts in a nutshell" - "just tell me the story in a nutshell" - "explained the situation in a nutshell"
in a pig's eye|very unlikely
in a way|from some points of view - "she was right in a way"
in absentia|while absent;although absent - "he was sentenced in absentia"
in case|if there happens to be need - "in case of trouble call 911" - "I have money, just in case"
in circles|without making progress - "the candidates talked in circles"
in common|sharing equally with another or others - "we have several things in common" - "in common with other companies they advertise widely"
in concert|with a common plan - "act in concert"
in detail|thoroughly (including all important particulars) - "he studied the snake in detail"
in due course|at the appropriate time - "we'll get to this question in due course"
in extremis|at the point of death
in fact|in reality or actuality - "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived" - "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"
in flight|flying through the air - "we saw the ducks in flight"
in full|referring to a quantity - "the amount was paid in full"
in full swing|proceeding with full vigor - "the party was in full swing"
in hand|under control - "the riots were in hand"
in kind|with something of the same kind - "she pays him back in kind"
in line|one behind another in a line or queue - "they waited in line for the tickets"
in loco parentis|in place of the parents - "we had to punish this child in loco parentis"
in name|by title or repute though not in fact - "he's a doctor in name only"
in no time|in a relatively short time - "she finished the assignment in no time"
in on|participating in or knowledgeable out - "was in on the scheme"
in one's own right|by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.
in other words|otherwise stated - "in other words, we are broke"
in passing|incidentally;in the course of doing something else - "he made this remark in passing"
in perpetuity|for an indefinitely long time - "bequeathed to the nation in perpetuity";for life - "desire happiness in perpetuity" - "an annuity paid in perpetuity"
in practice|in practical applications - "will this work in practice?"
in principle|with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details - "in principle, we agree"
in return|(often followed by 'for') in exchange or in reciprocation - "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out" - "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"
in short order|without delay - "John got ready in short order"
in situ|in the original or natural place or site - "carcinoma in situ"
in stride|without losing equilibrium - "she took all his criticism in stride"
in the air|on everybody's mind - "Christmas was in the air"
in the bargain|in addition;over and above what is expected - "He lost his wife in the bargain"
in the first place|before now - "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
in the least|to any extent at all - "are you in the least interested?"
in the long run|after a very lengthy period of time - "she will succeed in the long run"
in the lurch|in a difficult or vulnerable position - "he resigned and left me in the lurch"
in the nick of time|at the last possible moment - "she was saved in the nick of time"
in the same breath|simultaneously - "she praised and criticized him in the same breath"
in the way|forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction
in time|without being tardy - "we made it to the party in time"
in toto|in entirety - "they bought the business in toto" - "in recommendations were adopted in toto"
in truth|in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers) - "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"
in unison|at the same pitch - "they sang in unison";speaking or singing at the same time;simultaneously - "they shouted 'Yes!' in unison"
in utero|in the uterus - "the child was infected in utero from the mother"
in vacuo|in a vacuum;in isolation and without reference to anything else
in vitro|in an artificial environment outside the living organism - "an egg fertilized in vitro"
in vivo|in the living organism - "studies conducted in vivo"
inaccessibly|in an inaccessible manner - "located inaccessibly on the top of a mountain"
inaccurately|in an inaccurate manner - "this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily"
inadequately|in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree - "the temporary camps were inadequately equipped"
inalienably|in an inalienable manner - "this property is held inalienably"
inappropriately|in an inappropriate manner - "he was inappropriately dressed"
inarticulately|in an inarticulate manner - "he talked inarticulately about the accident that had just taken his wife's life"
inaudibly|in an inaudible manner - "she spoke inaudibly low"
inaugurally|so as to inaugurate - "the mayor inaugurally drove the spade into the ground"
inauspiciously|in an inauspicious manner - "he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th"
incautiously|without caution or prudence
incestuously|by incest - "incestuously conceived"
incidentally|of a minor or subordinate nature - "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"
incisively|in an incisive manner - "he was incisively critical"
incognito|without revealing one's identity - "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"
incoherently|in an incoherent manner - "he talked incoherently when he drank too much"
incomparably|in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree - "she is incomparably gifted"
incompatibly|without compatibility
incompetently|in an incompetent manner - "he did the job rather incompetently"
incompletely|not to a full degree or extent - "words incompletely understood" - "a form filled out incompletely"
inconceivably|to an inconceivable degree - "inconceivably small"
inconclusively|not conclusively - "the meeting ended inconclusively"
incongruously|in an incongruous manner - "his shirttails stuck out from his tuxedo pants somewhat incongruously"
inconsequentially|lacking consequence - "'You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, 'Can you stay the night?'"
inconsiderately|without consideration;in an inconsiderate manner - "inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner"
inconsistently|without showing consistency - "he acted inconsistently when he bought these stocks"
inconspicuously|in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention - "he had entered the room inconspicuously"
inconveniently|in an inconvenient manner - "he arrived at an inconveniently late hour"
incorrectly|in an inaccurate manner - "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"
increasingly|advancing in amount or intensity - "she became increasingly depressed"
incredibly|not easy to believe - "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains"
incredulously|in an incredulous manner - "the woman looked up at her incredulously"
incriminatingly|in an incriminating manner
incurably|in a manner impossible to cure - "he is incurably ill";to an incurable degree - "she was incurably optimistic"
indecently|in an indecent manner - "she was rather indecently dressed"
indecisively|lacking firmness or resoluteness - "'I don't know,' he said indecisively";without finality;inconclusively - "the battle ended indecisively;neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat"
indecorously|without decorousness
indeed|(used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.;in truth (often tends to intensify) - "they said the car would break down and indeed it did" - "it is very cold indeed" - "was indeed grateful" - "indeed, the rain may still come"
indefatigably|with indefatigable energy - "she watched the show indefatigably"
indefinitely|to an indefinite extent;for an indefinite time - "this could go on indefinitely"
indelibly|in an indelible manner - "this tradition has left its mark indelibly upon the social, political, educational and industrial fabric of this country"
independently|apart from others;on your own;without outside help - "the children worked on the project independently"
indeterminably|in an indeterminable manner - "their relationship was of an indeterminably vague nature"
indifferently|with indifference;in an indifferent manner - "she shrugged indifferently"
indigenously|in an indigenous manner
indignantly|in an indignant manner - "Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry"
indirectly|not in a forthright manner - "he answered very indirectly"
indiscreetly|without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint - "she inquired indiscreetly after the state of his health"
individualistically|in an individualistic manner
individually|apart from others - "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"
indolently|in an indolent manner - "he lives indolently with his relatives"
indubitably|in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted - "it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers"
indulgently|in an indulgent manner - "I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised"
industrially|by industrial means - "industrially produced"
industriously|in an industrious manner - "they hoed up weeds industriously all morning"
ineffably|to an inexpressible degree
ineffectually|in an ineffectual manner - "she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her"
inefficaciously|in an ineffective manner
inefficiently|in an inefficient manner - "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis"
inelegantly|without elegance
ineloquently|without eloquence;in an inarticulate manner
ineptly|in an infelicitous manner - "this function is ineptly left to a small voice";with ineptitude;in an incompetent manner - "he performed his functions ineptly"
inequitably|in an inequitable manner - "their father's possessions were inequitably divided among the sons"
inescapably|by necessity - "the situation slid inescapably toward disaster "
inevitably|in such a manner as could not be otherwise
inexcusably|in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree - "he was inexcusably cruel to his wife"
inexorably|in an inexorable manner - "time marches on inexorably"
inexpediently|in an inexpedient manner
inexpressively|without expression;in an inexpressive manner - "she looked at him inexpressively"
inextricably|in an inextricable manner - "motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God"
infelicitously|in an infelicitous manner - "he chose his words rather infelicitously"
infernally|extremely - "infernally clever"
infinitely|continuing forever without end - "there are infinitely many possibilities"
inflexibly|in an inflexible manner - "'You will--because you must!,' Madam told her inflexibly"
influentially|exerting influence
informally|without formality - "he visited us informally"
informatively|in an informative manner
infrequently|not many times - "in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room"
ingeniously|in an ingenious manner - "a Hampshire farmer had fowls of different breeds, including Dorkings, and he discriminated ingeniously between the 'dark ones' and the 'white ones'"
ingratiatingly|in a flattering and ingratiating manner - "she behaves ingratiatingly toward her boss"
inherently|in an inherent manner - "the subject matter is sexual activity of any overt kind, which is depicted as inherently desirable and exciting"
inhospitably|in an inhospitable manner - "she was received inhospitably by her new family"
inhumanely|in an inhumane manner - "the prisoners of war were treated inhumanely"
inimitably|in an unreproducible manner - "he has an inimitably verbose style"
iniquitously|in an iniquitous manner - "they really believed that the treaty of Versailles was iniquitously injust"
initially|at the beginning
injudiciously|in an injudicious manner - "these intelligence tests were used injudiciously for many years"
injuriously|in an injurious manner
inland|towards or into the interior of a region - "the town is five miles inland"
innately|in an innate manner - "the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language"
innocently|in a naively innocent manner - "she smiled at him innocently";in a not unlawful manner - "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently"
inoffensively|in a not unpleasantly offensive manner - "that wretched beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace behind me"
inopportunely|at an inconvenient time - "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"
inordinately|extremely - "she was inordinately smart"
inorganically|not involving carbon compounds - "inorganically bound molecules"
inquiringly|in an inquiring manner - "Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly"
insanely|in an insane manner - "she behaved insanely"
insatiably|in an insatiable manner;with persistence but without satisfaction - "he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts";to an insatiable degree - "she was insatiably hungry"
inscriptively|by means of an inscription
inscrutably|in an inscrutable manner
insecticidally|by means of an insecticide
insecurely|in a manner involving risk - "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money";in a tentative and self-conscious manner - "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father"
insensately|in an insensate manner
insensitively|in an insensitive manner - "the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack"
inseparably|without possibility of separation - "these two are inseparably linked"
inshore|toward the shore - "we swam two miles inshore"
inside|on the inside - "inside, the car is a mess";within a building - "in winter we play inside"
inside out|thoroughly;from every perspective - "she knows this town inside out";with the inside facing outward - "she turned the shirt inside out"
insidiously|in a harmfully insidious manner - "these drugs act insidiously"
insignificantly|in an insignificant manner - "some people living insignificantly among us";not to a significant degree or amount - "Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts"
insincerely|without sincerity - "she congratulated him somewhat insincerely"
insinuatingly|in an insinuating manner - "the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn't exist, in painting"
insipidly|in an insipid manner - "insipidly expressed thoughts"
insistently|in an insistent manner
insofar|to the degree or extent that - "insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man"
insolently|in an insolent manner - "he had replied insolently to his superiors"
insomuch|to such an extent or degree;so
inspirationally|with inspiration;in an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally"
instantaneously|without any delay
instinctively|as a matter of instinct - "he instinctively grabbed the knife"
institutionally|by an institution - "institutionally controlled"
insubstantially|not substantially;lacking substantial expression or fullness
insufficiently|to an insufficient degree - "he was insufficiently prepared"
insultingly|in a disrespectful and insulting manner - "he behaves insultingly toward his parents"
insuperably|to an insuperable degree - "these various courses all seemed insuperably difficult to the student"
integrally|in an integral manner
intellectually|in an intellectual manner - "intellectually gifted children" - "intellectually influenced"
intelligently|in an intelligent manner - "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation"
intelligibly|in an intelligible manner - "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"
intensely|in an intense manner - "he worked intensely"
intensively|in an intensive manner - "he studied the snake intensively"
intentionally|with intention;in an intentional manner - "he used that word intentionally"
intently|with strained or eager attention - "listened intently" - "stood watching intently"
inter alia|among other things - "the committee recommended, inter alia, that he be promoted"
interchangeably|in an interchangeable manner - "these terms can be used interchangeably"
interdepartmental|between departments - "this memo was circulated interdepartmentally"
interestingly|in an interesting manner - "when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and...gets locked up"- Time
intermediately|to an intermediate degree - "intermediately hot"
interminably|all the time;seemingly without stopping - "a theological student with whom I argued interminably"
intermittently|in an intermittent manner - "intermittently we questioned the barometer"
internally|on or from the inside - "an internally controlled environment"
internationally|throughout the world - "She is internationally known"
interracially|by race - "interracially restrictive"
interrogatively|in a questioning format
intolerantly|in a narrow-minded manner;in an intolerant manner
intractably|in an intractable manner
intradermally|into the skin
intramuscularly|in an intramuscular way - "administer the drug intramuscularly"
intransitively|in an intransitive manner - "you can use the verb 'drink' intransitively, without a direct object"
intravenously|in an intravenous manner - "the patient had to be fed intravenously"
intrinsically|with respect to its inherent nature
intuitively|in an intuitive manner - "inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles"
inventively|in an inventive manner - "Picasso's liberated shapes and excitingly applied and inventively combined colours"
inversely|in an inverse or contrary manner - "inversely related" - "wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally"- F.A.Geldard
invidiously|in a manner arousing resentment
invincibly|in an invincible manner - "invincibly, the troops moved forward"
invisibly|without being seen - "these organisms enter the body invisibly"
involuntarily|against your will - "he was involuntarily held against his will"
inward|toward the center or interior - "move the needle further inwards!"
inwardly|with respect to private feelings - "inwardly, she was raging"
ipso facto|by the fact itself - "ipso facto, her innocence was established"
irately|in an irate manner - "'Get out,' he shouted irately"
ironically|contrary to plan or expectation - "ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan";in an ironic manner - "she began to mimic him ironically"
irrationally|in an irrational manner - "they acted irrationally"
irregardless|regardless;a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously
irregularly|having an irregular form - "irregularly shaped solids";in an irregular manner - "her letters arrived irregularly";in an irregular manner - "the patient is breathing irregularly";in an irregular manner - "the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened"
irrelevantly|in an irrelevant manner - "suddenly and irrelevantly, she asked him for money"
irreparably|in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree
irreproachably|in an irreproachable and blameless manner
irresolutely|lacking determination or decisiveness
irresponsibly|in an irresponsible manner - "he acted irresponsibly"
irretrievably|in an irretrievable manner - "it is irretrievably lost"
irreverently|in an irreverent manner - "in the seventeenth century England had known fifty years of doctrinal quarrels and civil war;clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used";without respect - "the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence"
irreversibly|in an irreversible manner - "this old tradition is irreversibly disappearing"
irrevocably|in an irrevocable manner
irritably|in an irritable manner - "she had become irritably exact"
irritatingly|in an irritating manner
isotropically|in an isotropic manner
item|(used when listing or enumerating items) also - "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla
jarringly|in a manner that jars and irritates - "the piano was jarringly out of tune"
jauntily|in a jaunty fashionable manner - "his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair"
jealously|with jealousy - "he guarded his privacy jealously"
jeeringly|in a disrespectful jeering manner
jerkily|with jerking motions - "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"
jocosely|with humor
jointly|in collaboration or cooperation - "this paper was written jointly";in conjunction with;combined
jokingly|in jest - "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"
journalistically|by journalists - "he is being journalistically crucified in his own country"
jovially|in a jovial manner - "he greeted his friend jovially"
joylessly|in a joyless manner;without joy - "she greeted her guests joylessly"
judicially|as ordered by a court;in a judicial manner - "judicially controlled process"
judiciously|in a judicious manner - "let's use these intelligence tests judiciously"
jurisprudentially|in respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law
just|absolutely - "I just can't take it anymore" - "he was just grand as Romeo";exactly at this moment or the moment described - "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them";only a moment ago - "he has just arrived" - "the sun just now came out"
just so|in a careful manner - "you must treat this plant just so"
just then|at a particular time in the past - "just then the bugle sounded"
justifiably|with good reason - "he is justifiably bitter"
justly|in accordance with moral or social standards
keenly|in a keen and discriminating manner - "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"
killingly|in a very humorous manner
kindly|in a kind manner or out of kindness - "He spoke kindly to the boy" - "she kindly overlooked the mistake"
kinesthetically|in a kinesthetic manner;by means of kinesthesia - "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically"
knee-deep|up to the knees - "we were standing knee-deep in the water"
laboriously|in a laborious manner - "their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them"
lackadaisically|in an idle and lackadaisical manner - "he was hanging around the house lackadaisically"
laconically|in a dry laconic manner - "I know that," he said dryly
lamely|in a weak and unconvincing manner - "'I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely"
landward|toward land - "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands"
langsyne|at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish)
languidly|in a languid and lethargic manner - "the men languidly put on their jackets"
languorously|in a languorous manner - "he was sprawling languorously on the sofa"
large|at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark);with the wind abaft the beam - "a ship sailing large"
largely|in large part;mainly or chiefly - "These accounts are largely inactive";on a large scale - "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"
largo|slowly and broadly
lasciviously|in a lascivious manner
last|most recently - "I saw him last in London";the item at the end - "last, I'll discuss family values"
last but not least|in addition to all the foregoing
lastingly|in an enduring or permanent manner
late|at an advanced age or stage - "she married late" - "undertook the project late in her career";later than usual or than expected - "the train arrived late" - "we awoke late" - "the children came late to school" - "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
later|comparative of the adverb 'late' - "he stayed later than you did"
laterally|in a lateral direction or location - "the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally";to or by or from the side - "such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"
laughably|so as to arouse or deserve laughter - "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well"
laughingly|with laughter;while laughing - "he told the story laughingly"
lavishly|in a rich and lavish manner - "lavishly decorated"
laxly|in a permissively lenient manner
lazily|in a slow and lazy manner - "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air"
least|used to form the superlative - "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"
least of all|especially not - "nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with me"
leeward|toward the wind - "they were sailing leeward"
left|toward or on the left;also used figuratively - "he looked right and left" - "the political party has moved left"
legally|by law;conforming to the law;in a legal manner - "he acted legally"
legato|connecting the notes;in music - "play this legato, please"
legibly|in a legible manner - "you must write legibly"
legislatively|by legislation - "legislatively determined"
legitimately|in a lawfully recognized manner - "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately";in a manner acceptable to common custom - "you cannot do this legitimately!"
lengthily|in a lengthy or prolix manner - "the argument went on lengthily"
lengthways|in the direction of the length
lento|in music - "Play this lento, please"
less|comparative of little - "she walks less than she should" - "he works less these days";used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs - "less interesting" - "less expensive" - "less quickly"
let alone|much less - "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"
lethargically|without energy;in a lethargic manner - "he hung around the house lethargically"
lewdly|in a lewd and obscene manner
lexically|by means of words - "lexically represented"
liberally|freely in a nonliteral manner - "he embellished his stories liberally";in a generous manner - "he gave liberally to several charities"
licentiously|in a licentious and promiscuous manner
lickety split|without delay
lifelessly|in a lifeless manner - "the girl lay in her arms lifelessly";without animation or vitality - "lifelessly he performed the song"
light-handedly|in a light-handed manner
light-heartedly|in a light-hearted manner - "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life"
lightly|indulging with temperance - "we eat lightly in the morning";to a slight degree - "her speech is only lightly accented";with few burdens;with indifference or without dejection - "he took it lightly";with little weight or force - "she kissed him lightly on the forehead";without good reason - "one cannot say such things lightly"
lightsomely|moving with quick light steps - "she walked lightsomely down the long staircase"
like clockwork|with regularity and precision - "the rocket launch went off like clockwork"
like hell|used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated;with great speed or effort or intensity - "worked like hell to get the job done"
limitedly|in a limited manner
limnologically|with regard to or concerning limnology
limply|without rigidity - "the body was hanging limply from the tree"
lineally|by an unbroken line of descent - "she is related lineally to the Royal Family"
linearly|in a linear manner - "linearly polarized radiation" - "it grew linearly"
lingeringly|in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way - "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti
linguistically|with respect to language - "linguistically impaired children";with respect to the science of linguistics - "linguistically interesting data"
lispingly|with a lisp - "she spoke lispingly"
listlessly|in a listless manner - "they shook hands rather listlessly"
literally|(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration - "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War";in a literal sense - "literally translated" - "he said so literally"
literatim|letter for letter - "the message was transcribed literatim"
little|not much - "he talked little about his family"
live|not recorded - "the opera was broadcast live"
lividly|in a livid manner
locally|by a particular locality - "it was locally decided";to a restricted area of the body
loftily|in a lofty manner - "she bore herself loftily"
logarithmically|in a logarithmic manner - "data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2"
logically|according to logical reasoning - "logically, you should now do the same to him";in a logical manner - "he acted logically under the circumstances"
logogrammatically|by means of logograms - "Chinese is written logogrammatically"
long|for an extended distance;for an extended time or at a distant time - "a promotion long overdue" - "something long hoped for" - "his name has long been forgotten" - "talked all night long" - "how long will you be gone?" - "arrived long before he was expected" - "it is long after your bedtime"
long ago|of the distant or comparatively distant past - "We met once long ago" - "they long ago forsook their nomadic life" - "left for work long ago" - "lang syne" is Scottish
longer|for more time - "can I stay bit longer?"
longest|for the most time - "she stayed longest"
longingly|in a yearning manner - "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word 'Exit'"
longitudinally|across time - "We studied the development of the children longitudinally";with respect to longitude - "longitudinally measured"
loose|without restraint - "cows in India are running loose"
loosely|in a loose manner - "a union of loosely federated states";in a relaxed manner;not rigid - "his hands lay loosely";knitted in a loose manner - "loosely knit"
lopsidedly|in a crooked lopsided manner - "he smiled lopsidedly"
loquaciously|in a chatty loquacious manner - "'When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, 'I used to do all sorts of naughty things'"
loudly|with relatively high volume - "the band played loudly" - "she spoke loudly and angrily"
low|in a low position;near the ground - "the branches hung low"
loweringly|in a menacing or scowling way - "he looked up loweringly"
lowest|in the lowest position;nearest the ground - "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"
loyally|with loyalty;in a loyal manner - "government will not be efficient unless the people as a whole accept leadership loyally and enthusiastically"
lucidly|in a clear and lucid manner - "this is a lucidly written book"
lugubriously|in a sorrowful lugubrious manner - "his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion"
lukewarmly|in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner - "he was lukewarmly received by his relatives"
luridly|in a lurid manner - "it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge"
lusciously|so as to produce a delightful taste
lustfully|in a lustful manner - "he looked at the young woman lustfully"
lustily|in a healthy manner - "the young plants grew lustily"
luxuriantly|in an abundant and luxuriant manner - "whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls";in an elegantly luxuriant way - "this suave, culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry"
luxuriously|in an indulgently luxurious manner - "she sprawled out luxuriously on the sofa"
lyrically|in a lyrical manner - "she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically"
macroscopically|without using a microscope - "The tubes were examined macroscopically"
madly|(used as intensives) extremely - "she was madly in love";in an uncontrolled manner - "she fought back madly"
magically|in a magical manner - "it disappeared magically"
magna cum laude|with high honor - "he graduated magna cum laude"
magnanimously|in a magnanimous manner - "magnanimously, he forgave all those who had harmed him"
magnetically|as if by magnetism - "he was magnetically attracted to her";by the use of magnetism - "magnetically contaminated material"
majestically|in a majestic manner - "flamingoes walk majestically through the marshes"
maladroitly|in a maladroit manner - "he dealt with the situation maladroitly"
malevolently|in a malevolent manner - "she gossips malevolently"
maliciously|with malice;in a malicious manner - "she answered maliciously"
malignantly|in a malignant manner, as of a tumor that spreads
malignly|in a malign and evil manner
manageably|so as to be manageable - "this house is manageably small"
managerially|in a managerial manner
manfully|in a manful manner;with qualities thought to befit a man - "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home"
mangily|in a mangy manner
maniacally|in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree - "he was maniacally obsessed with jealousy"
manipulatively|in an artfully manipulative manner
man-to-man|directly - "we must talk man-to-man"
manually|by hand - "this car shifts manually"
marginally|in a marginal manner - "marginally interesting"
markedly|in a clearly noticeable manner - "sales of luxury cars dropped markedly"
martially|in a martial manner
masochistically|in a masochistic manner - "masochistically he insisted on an even greater workload"
massively|to a massive degree or in a massive manner - "tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms"
masterfully|in a skillfully masterful manner;with the skill of a master - "the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully"
materialistically|in a materialistic manner - "one should not approach life materialistically"
materially|to a significant degree - "it aided him materially in winning the argument";with respect to material aspects - "psychologically similar but materially different"
maternally|in a maternal manner;as a mother - "she loved her students almost maternally"
mathematically|with respect to mathematics - "mathematically impossible"
matrilineally|by descent through the female line
maturely|in a mature manner - "she acts very maturely for her age"
mawkishly|in a mawkish and emotional manner - "the violinist played that piece mawkishly"
maximally|to a maximal degree - "the cells maximally responsive to lines in this orientation will fire"
meagerly|to a meager degree or in a meager manner - "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"
meanderingly|in a meandering manner - "the river ran meanderingly through the valley"
meaningfully|in a meaningful manner;so as to be meaningful - "He glanced at her meaningfully"
meanly|in a despicable, ignoble manner - "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society";in a miserly manner - "they lived meanly and without ostentation";poorly or in an inferior manner - "troops meanly equipped"
meanspiritedly|in a meanspirited manner
meanwhile|at the same time but in another place - "meanwhile, back at the ranch...";during the intervening time - "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"
measurably|to a measurable degree - "the difference is measurably large"
measuredly|in a deliberate unhurried manner
mechanically|in a machinelike manner;without feeling - "he smiled mechanically";in a mechanical manner;by a mechanism - "this door opens mechanically"
mechanistically|in a mechanistic manner - "Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles"
medially|in a medial position - "this consonant always occurs medially"
medically|involving medical practice - "medically trained nurses" - "medically correct treatment"
medicinally|in a medicinal manner
meditatively|in a meditative manner - "round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of him"
meekly|in a submissive or spiritless manner - "meekly bowed to his wishes"
mellowingly|so as to mellow - "the rays of the sun struck the earth mellowingly"
mellowly|(obsolete) in a mellow manner
melodically|with respect to melody - "melodically interesting themes"
melodiously|in a melodious manner - "she sang melodiously"
melodramatically|as in a melodrama - "here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine";in an overly emotional manner - "she acted melodramatically when she called for help"
memorably|in a memorable manner - "Horowitz could play Chopin memorably"
menacingly|in a menacing manner - "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly"
mendaciously|in a mendacious and untruthful manner
menially|in a menial manner
mentally|in your mind - "he suffered mentally"
mercifully|in a compassionate manner - "he dealt with the thief mercifully"
mercilessly|without pity;in a merciless manner - "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House"
merely|and nothing more - "I was merely asking"
meretriciously|in a meretricious manner - "the boat is meretriciously decorated"
meritoriously|in a meritorious manner - "he served his country meritoriously"
messily|in a messy, untidy manner - "Rossi spat very deliberately, and very messily, upon Durieux's party card"
metabolically|involving metabolism - "metabolically important substances"
metaphorically|in a metaphorical manner - "she expressed herself metaphorically"
metaphysically|in a metaphysical manner - "he thinks metaphysically"
meteorologically|with respect to the weather - "meteorologically bad conditions"
methodically|in a methodical manner - "she worked methodically"
methodologically|in a methodical manner - "let us proceed methodologically"
meticulously|in a meticulous manner - "the set was meticulously authentic"
metonymically|in a metonymic manner
metrically|with regard to meter - "metrically, these poems are matched"
microscopically|as if by using a microscope;with extreme precision and attention to detail;in minute detail - "every manuscript was edited microscopically";by using a microscope;so as to be visible only with a microscope;as seen with a microscope - "the blood was examined microscopically" - "the seeds were microscopically small"
midmost|the middle or central part or point
midweek|in the middle of the week
mightily|powerfully or vigorously - "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"
mighty|(Southern regional intensive) very;to a great degree - "the baby is mighty cute" - "he's mighty tired"
mildly|to a moderate degree - "he was mildly interested"
militarily|with respect to the military - "on a militarily significant scale"
millionfold|by a factor of a million - "it increased a millionfold"
mincingly|in a mincing manner - "she stepped mincingly over the puddles"
mindfully|in a careful deliberate manner
mindlessly|in an unreasonably senseless manner - "these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards";without intellectual involvement - "all day long, he mindlessly filled out forms"
minimally|to a minimal degree - "the cells minimally responsive to lines in this orientation will not fire"
ministerially|in the manner of a minister or clergyman - "he was called on to visit ministerially on the dying man"
minutely|in minute detail - "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
miraculously|in a miraculous manner - "my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips"
miserably|in a miserable manner - "I bit my lip miserably and nodded"
mistakenly|in a mistaken manner - "he mistakenly believed it"
mistily|in a misty manner - "the summits of the mountains were mistily purple"
moderately|with moderation;in a moderate manner - "he drinks moderately"
modestly|with modesty;in a modest manner - "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, 'Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'"
molto|much - "allegro molto"
momentarily|at any moment;for an instant or moment - "we paused momentarily before proceeding"
momentously|in a momentous way
monaurally|in a monaural manner - "the stimuli were presented monaurally"
monolingually|in a monolingual manner - "she had been reared monolingually"
monosyllabically|in a monosyllabic manner
monotonously|in a monotonous manner - "the history of the play throughout the latter part of the eighteenth century is monotonously uneventful"
month by month|for an indefinite number of months - "month by month, the betrayal gnawed at his heart"
monthly|occurring once a month - "they meet monthly"
moodily|in a moody manner - "in the bar, a youngish, sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic"
morally|in a moral manner - "he acted morally under the circumstances";with respect to moral principles - "morally unjustified"
morbidly|in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree - "he was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies"
mordaciously|in a mordacious manner - "she taunted him mordaciously"
more|comparative of much;to a greater degree or extent - "he works more now" - "they eat more than they should";used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs - "more interesting" - "more beautiful" - "more quickly"
morosely|in a morose manner - "he fell morosely on the bed"
morphologically|in a morphological manner;with regard to morphology - "these two plants are morphologically related"
mortally|in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.) - "a being of whom the forest Indians are said to be mortally afraid, with a hoof shaped like the heel of a bottle"
most|used to form the superlative - "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake";very - "a most welcome relief"
motionlessly|without moving;in a motionless manner - "he saw the black-haired man waiting motionlessly behind the opposite side of the platform"
mournfully|in a mournful manner - "the young man stared into his glass mournfully"
movingly|in a moving manner - "she sang movingly"
much|(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely - "much the same thing happened every time";frequently or in great quantities - "I don't drink much" - "I don't travel much";to a great degree or extent - "she's much better now";very - "he was much annoyed"
much as|in a similar way
multilaterally|in a multilateral manner;so as to affect many parties or governments
multiplicatively|in a multiplicative manner - "the errors increased multiplicatively"
multiply|in several ways;in a multiple manner - "they were multiply checked for errors"
mundanely|in a mundane manner - "the young man spoke so mundanely of university life";in a worldly manner
municipally|by municipality - "municipally funded"
murderously|as if bent on murder - "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously"
murkily|unclearly;opaquely - "murkily expressed ideas"
musically|in a musical manner - "She sang very musically"
musicologically|with respect to musicology
musingly|in a reflective manner - "'It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly"
mutatis mutandis|with the necessary changes having been carried out
mutely|without speaking - "he sat mutely next to her"
mutually|in a mutual or shared manner - "the agreement was mutually satisfactory"
mystically|in a mystical manner - "chant mystically"
naively|in a naive manner - "he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money"
nakedly|in an exposed manner;without protection or defense - "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill";without clothing - "Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised"
namely|as follows
narrowly|in a narrow manner;not allowing for exceptions - "he interprets the law narrowly"
narrow-mindedly|in a narrow-minded manner - "narrow-mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out"
nasally|in a nasal manner - "inhaled nasally"
nastily|in a nasty ill-tempered manner - "'Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily"
nationally|extending throughout an entire nation - "nationally advertised";with regard to a nation taken as a whole - "a nationally uniform culture"
nattily|in a natty manner;with smartness - "it was arranged carefully and nattily"
naturally|according to nature;by natural means;without artificial help - "naturally grown flowers";as might be expected - "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill";in a natural or normal manner - "speak naturally and easily";through inherent nature - "he was naturally lazy"
nay|not this merely but also;not only so but - "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"
near|near in time or place or relationship - "as the wedding day drew near" - "stood near the door" - "don't shoot until they come near" - "getting near to the true explanation" - "her mother is always near"
nearby|not far away in relative terms - "she works nearby" - "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"
nearer|(comparative of 'near' or 'close') within a shorter distance - "they drew nearer" - "getting nearer to the true explanation"
nearest|(superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distance - "that was the time he came nearest to death"
neatly|with neatness - "she put the slippers under the bed neatly"
nebulously|in a nebulous and indefinite manner
necessarily|as a highly likely consequence - "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe";in an essential manner - "such expenses are necessarily incurred"
neck and neck|even or close in a race or competition or comparison - "the horses ran neck and neck"
needlessly|without need - "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"
nefariously|in a nefarious manner or to a nefarious degree - "nefariously involved in a conspiracy"
negatively|in a harmful manner - "he was negatively affected";in a negative way - "he was negatively inclined"
neglectfully|in a neglectful manner
negligently|in a negligent manner - "he did his work negligently"
nervously|in an anxiously nervous manner - "we watched the stock market nervously";with nervous excitement - "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch"
neurobiological|with respect to neurobiology - "explain the phenomenon neurobiologically"
neurotically|in a neurotic manner - "they are finely, not to say neurotically adjusted"
never|not at all;certainly not;not in any circumstances - "never fear" - "bringing up children is never easy" - "that will never do" - "what is morally wrong can never be politically right";not ever;at no time in the past or future - "I have never been to China" - "I shall never forget this day" - "had never seen a circus" - "never on Sunday" - "I will never marry you!"
nevermore|at no time hereafter - "Quoth the raven, nevermore!" -E.A.Poe
newly|very recently - "they are newly married" - "newly raised objections" - "a newly arranged hairdo"
next|at the time or occasion immediately following - "next the doctor examined his back"
next door|at or in or to the adjacent residence - "the criminal had been living next door all this time"
nicely|in a nice way - "a nicely painted house"
nightly|at the end of each day - "she checks on her roses nightly"
ninefold|by a factor of nine - "my investment has increased ninefold"
no|not in any degree or manner;not at all - "he is no better today";referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present - "he was no heavier than a child";used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement - "no, you are wrong"
no end|on and on for a long time - "the child cried no end"
no longer|not now
nobly|in a noble manner - "she has behaved nobly"
nocturnally|at night - "nocturnally active bird"
nohow|in no manner;in no way - "We could nohow make out his handwriting"
noiselessly|without a sound
noisily|with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound - "he blew his nose noisily"
nominally|in name only - "nominally he is the boss"
noncompetitively|in a noncompetitive manner - "the scholarships will be awarded noncompetitively"
noncomprehensively|in a limited way
none|not at all or in no way - "seemed none too pleased with his dinner" - "shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in" - "none too prosperous" - "the passage is none too clear"
nonlexically|without the use of words - "expressed nonlexically"
nonspecifically|without specificity - "nonspecifically staining substances"
nonstop|without stopping - "we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo"
nonverbally|without words - "they communicated nonverbally"
nonviolently|without violence - "the government was overthrown nonviolently, but the dictator was killed"
normally|under normal conditions
north|in a northern direction - "they earn more up north" - "Let's go north!"
northeast|to, toward, or in the northeast
northeastward|in a northeastward direction - "the river flows northeastward to the gulf"
north-northeast|to, toward, or in the north-northeast
north-northwest|to, toward, or in the north-northwest
northwest|to, toward, or in the northwest
northwestward|in a northwestward direction
nostalgically|in a nostalgic manner - "they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road"
not|negation of a word or group of words - "he does not speak French" - "she is not going" - "they are not friends" - "not many" - "not much" - "not at all"
notably|especially;in particular - "notably in the social sciences, the professors teach too much"
nothing|in no respect;to no degree - "he looks nothing like his father"
notoriously|to a notorious degree - "European emigres, who notoriously used to repair to the British Museum to write seditious pamphlets"
now|(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity;at the present moment - "goods now on sale" - "the now-aging dictator" - "they are now abroad" - "it could happen any time now";in the historical present;at this point in the narration of a series of past events - "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard" - "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware" - "the ship is now listing to port";in the immediate past - "told me just now";used to preface a command or reproof or request - "now hear this!" - "now pay attention"
now now|interjection of rebuke
nowadays|in these times - "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford
nowhere|not anywhere;in or at or to no place - "I am going nowhere"
nowise|in no manner - "they are nowise different"
numbly|in a numb manner;without feeling - "I stared at him numbly"
numerically|in number;with regard to numbers - "in ten years' time the Oxbridge mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now"
nutritionally|with regard to nutrition - "nutritionally, her new diet is suicide"
obediently|in an obedient manner - "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking"
objectively|with objectivity - "we must look at the facts objectively"
obligatorily|in an obligatory manner - "this rule applies obligatorily"
obligingly|in accommodation - "obligingly, he lowered his voice"
obliquely|at an oblique angle
obscenely|to an obscene degree - "this man is obscenely rich"
obscurely|in an obscure manner - "this work is obscurely written"
obsequiously|in an obsequious manner - "she acts obsequiously toward her boss"
observantly|in an observant manner
obstreperously|in manner that attracts attention - "obstreperously, he demanded to get service"
obstructively|in an obstructive manner - "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project"
obtrusively|in an obtrusive manner
obviously|unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly') - "the answer is obviously wrong"
occasionally|now and then or here and there - "he was arrogant and occasionally callous" - "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"
o'clock|according to the clock - "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"
off|at a distance in space or time - "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)" - "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)";no longer on or in contact or attached - "clean off the dirt" - "he shaved off his mustache"
off and on|not regularly - "they phone each other off and on"
off the cuff|without preparation - "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
off the record|not for quotation - "he spoke to the reporter off the record"
offensively|in an aggressive manner - "'In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said" - "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean";in an obnoxious manner - "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences";in an unpleasantly offensive manner - "he smelled offensively unwashed"
offhand|in a casually inconsiderate manner - "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away" - "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter";without previous thought or preparation - "couldn't give the figures offhand" - "we decided offhand to go to Canada" - "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
off-hand|without preparation - "I don't know the figures off-hand"
officially|in an official role - "officially, he is in charge" - "officially responsible"
officiously|in an officious manner - "nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty"
offshore|away from shore;away from land - "cruising three miles offshore"
offside|illegally in advance of the ball or puck
offstage|behind the scenes;not on stage - "the actors were waiting offstage";not in public - "the deal was done offstage"
off-the-clock|overtime without extra compensation - "she often has to work off-the-clock"
often|in many cases or instances
oftener|more often or more frequently
okay|in a satisfactory or adequate manner - "she'll do okay on her own";('alright' is a nonstandard variant of 'all right')
ominously|in an ominous manner - "the sun darkened ominously"
on|in a state required for something to function or be effective - "turn the lights on" - "get a load on";indicates continuity or persistence or concentration - "his spirit lives on" - "shall I read on?"
on air|very happily - "we were floating on air at the news"
on all fours|on hands and knees - "he got down on all fours to play with his grandson"
on approval|for examination (with an option to buy) - "they took the VCR on approval"
on camera|within range of a movie or television camera - "the senator didn't realize that he was speaking on camera"
on earth|used with question words to convey surprise - "what on earth are you doing?"
on faith|with trust and confidence - "we accepted him on faith"
on paper|as written or printed - "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper"
on the average|typically
on the coattails|immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from - "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"
on the fly|on the run or in a hurry - "she wrote those letters on the fly"
on the one hand|from one point of view - "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
on the other hand|(contrastive) from another point of view - "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"
on the spot|at the place in question;there - "they were on the spot when it happened" - "it had to be decided by the man on the spot";in a difficult situation - "that question really put him on the spot";without delay or immediately - "we hired her on the spot" - "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
on the spur of the moment|on impulse;without premeditation - "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"
on the way|on a route to some place - "help is on the way" - "we saw him on the way to California"
on time|at the expected time - "she always arrives on time"
once|as soon as - "once we are home, we can rest";at a previous time - "she was a dancer once";on one occasion - "once I ran into her"
one by one|in single file - "the prisoners came out one by one"
one-on-one|(of two persons) in direct encounter - "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"
onerously|in an onerous manner
only|as recently as - "I spoke to him only an hour ago";except that - "It was the same story;only this time she came out better";in the final outcome - "These news will only make you more upset";never except when - "call me only if your cold gets worse";with nevertheless the final result - "He arrived only to find his wife dead" - "We won only to lose again in the next round"
onshore|on or toward the land - "they were living onshore"
onstage|on the stage - "it was time for her to go onstage"
opaquely|in an opaque manner - "he referred opaquely to her recent past"
openly|in an open way - "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"
operationally|in respect to operation - "reported the machine operationally satisfactory" - "a well-trained staff that is operationally adequate"
operatively|in a manner to produce an effect
opportunely|at an opportune time - "he arrived rather opportunely just when we needed a new butler"
oppositely|in an opposite position
oppressively|in a heavy and oppressive way - "it was oppressively hot in the office"
optically|in an optical manner - "optically distorted"
optimally|in an optimal and most desirable way
optimistically|with optimism;in an optimistic manner - "'We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically"
optionally|in an optional manner - "this rule is applied optionally"
orad|toward the mouth or oral region
orally|(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection;by mouth - "he was administered the drug orally";by spoken rather than written means
organically|as an important constituent - "the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna";in an organic manner - "this food is grown organically";involving carbon compounds - "organically bound iodine"
organizationally|with regard to organization - "organizationally, the conference was a disaster!"
originally|in an original manner
ornamentally|in an ornamental, nonfunctional manner
ornately|in an ornate manner - "the cradle was ornately carved"
osmotically|by means of osmosis
ostentatiously|with ostentation;in an ostentatious manner - "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"
otherwise|in other respects or ways - "he is otherwise normal" - "the funds are not otherwise available" - "an otherwise hopeless situation"
out|away from home - "they went out last night";moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden - "the cat came out from under the bed"
out of|motivated by - "idleness is the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work"
out of hand|out of control - "the riots got out of hand"
out of place|in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous - "he felt out of place in the lingerie shop"
out of sight|no longer visible - "the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight"
out of the way|dealt with;disposed of - "I'm so relieved that my midterm is out of the way";extraordinary;unusual - "such erratic behavior was out of the way for him";improper;amiss;in a remote location or at a distance from the usual route - "the restaurant is top-notch, but a little out of the way";murdered - "the mob boss wanted his rival out of the way";so as not to obstruct or hinder - "put that box out of the way so that no one trips on it"
out of thin air|without warning - "your cousin arrived out of thin air"
out of wedlock|of unwed parents - "he was born out of wedlock"
outlandishly|in an outlandish manner - "the Bavarian was outlandishly dressed in lederhosen"
outrageously|in a very offensive manner - "he behaved outrageously";to an extravagant or immoderate degree
outright|without reservation or concealment - "she asked him outright for a divorce";without restrictions or stipulations or further payments - "buy outright"
outside|on the outside - "outside, the box is black";outside a building - "in summer we play outside"
outspokenly|in an outspoken manner - "he was outspokenly critical of the Government's new social policy"
outstandingly|in an outstanding manner or to an outstanding degree - "she was outstandingly successful in her profession"
outward|toward the outside - "move the needle further outward!"
outwardly|in outward appearance - "outwardly, she appeared composed";with respect to the outside - "outwardly, the figure is smooth"
over|at or to a point across intervening space etc. - "come over and see us some time" - "over there";beyond the top or upper surface or edge;forward from an upright position - "a roof that hangs over";throughout a period of time - "stay over the weekend";throughout an area - "he is known the world over"
over and over|repeatedly - "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text"
overbearingly|in an overbearing manner
overboard|from on board a vessel into the water - "they dropped their garbage overboard";to extremes - "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
overhead|above the head;over the head - "bring the legs together overhead";above your head;in the sky - "planes were flying overhead"
overleaf|on or to the other side of a page - "data tabulated overleaf"
overmuch|more than necessary - "let's not blame them overmuch"
overnight|during or for the length of one night - "the fish marinates overnight";happening in a short time or with great speed - "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"
oversea|beyond or across the sea - "He lived overseas for many years"
overseas|in a place across an ocean
overside|over the side of a boat - "Willie eased himself overside into the sea"
overtime|beyond the regular time - "she often has to work overtime"
overtly|in an overt manner - "he did it overtly"
overwhelmingly|incapable of being resisted - "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
owlishly|in an owlish manner - "the gentle-looking barrister peered owlishly around him"
pacifistically|in a pacifistic manner - "the pacifistically inclined liberals"
painfully|in or as if in pain - "she moved painfully forward";unpleasantly - "his ignorance was painfully obvious"
painlessly|without pain - "after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly"
painstakingly|in a fastidious and painstaking manner - "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling"
palatably|in a palatable way
palely|in a pale manner;without physical or emotional color - "his wife, always palely appealing"
pallidly|in a manner lacking interest or vitality
palmately|in a palmate manner - "palmately cleft"
palpably|so as to be palpable - "she was palpably nervous"
par excellence|to a degree of excellence - "he is the honest politician par excellence"
paradoxically|in a paradoxical manner - "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter"
parasitically|in a parasitic manner
parentally|in a parental manner
parenterally|by parenteral means - "the drug is intended to be administered parenterally"
parenthetically|in a parenthetical manner - "he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony"
pari passu|used in legal language
parochially|in a parochial manner - "parochially narrow in his outlook"
partially|in part;in some degree;not wholly - "He was partially paralyzed"
particularly|specifically or especially distinguished from others - "loves Bach, particularly his partitas";to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common - "he was particularly fussy about spelling" - "a particularly gruesome attack"
passim|used to refer to cited works
passionately|with passion - "she kissed him passionately"
passively|in a passive manner - "he listened passively"
pat|completely or perfectly - "he has the lesson pat" - "had the system down pat"
patchily|in spots
paternally|in a paternal manner - "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride"
pathetically|arousing scornful pity - "they had pathetically little money" - "it was pathetically bad";in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion - "the sick child cried pathetically"
pathogenically|in a pathogenic manner
pathologically|with respect to pathology - "pathologically interesting results"
patiently|with patience;in a patient manner - "he patiently played with the child"
patrilineally|by descent through the male line
patriotically|in a patriotic manner - "patriotically, he buys only U.S.-made products"
peaceably|in a peaceable manner - "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises"
peacefully|in a peaceful manner - "the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully"
peculiarly|uniquely or characteristically - "these peculiarly cinematic elements" - "a peculiarly French phenomenon" - "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles
pedantically|in a pedantic manner - "these interpretations are called 'schemas' or, more pedantically, 'schemata'"
peevishly|in a peevish manner
pejoratively|in a pejorative manner - "I am not using the word pejoratively"
penetratingly|with ability to see into deeply - "the author treats his subject penetratingly"
penitently|showing remorse
pensively|in a pensive manner - "pensively he stared at the painting"
penuriously|in a penurious manner - "they lived penuriously"
per annum|by the year;every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received) - "he earned $100,000 per annum" - "we issue six volumes per annum"
per capita|per person - "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"
per diem|one every day - "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem"
perceptibly|in a noticeable manner
perceptively|in a perceptive manner
perceptually|with regard to perception - "this task is perceptually very difficult"
perchance|through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.."
perennially|in a perennial manner;repeatedly - "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"
perfectly|in a perfect or faultless way - "She performed perfectly on the balance beam" - "spoke English perfectly" - "solved the problem perfectly"
perfidiously|in a perfidious manner - "he was playing perfidiously one side against the other"
perforce|by necessity;by force of circumstance
perfunctorily|in a set manner without serious attention - "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
perilously|in a dangerous manner
peripherally|in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship
perkily|in a perky manner - "stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman's skirt"
permanently|for a long time without essential change - "he is permanently disabled"
permissibly|in a permissible manner
permissively|in a permissive manner
perpendicularly|in a perpendicular manner - "this red line runs perpendicularly to the green line"
perpetually|everlastingly;for all time - "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase
perplexedly|in a perplexed manner - "he looked at his professor perplexedly"
perseveringly|with perseverance
persistently|in a persistent manner - "he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently...";with persistence
personally|as a person - "he is personally repulsive";as yourself - "speaking personally, I would not want to go";concerning the speaker - "personally, I find him stupid";in a personal way - "he took her comments personally";in the flesh;without involving anyone else - "I went there personally"
persuasively|in a persuasive manner - "this essay argues so persuasively..."
pertinaciously|in a dogged and pertinacious manner - "he struggled pertinaciously for the new resolution"
pertinently|in a pertinent way - "what is singular about his use of them is that no other artist, of his time or any other, has painted them so directly, intimately and pertinently"
pervasively|in a pervasive manner
perversely|deliberately deviant - "his perversely erotic notions";in a contrary disobedient manner
pessimistically|with pessimism;in a pessimistic manner - "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically"
pettily|in a petty way
pharmacologically|with regard to pharmacology - "pharmacologically, this plant could have important applications"
phenomenally|to a phenomenal degree - "his reaction was phenomenally quick"
philanthropically|in a philanthropic manner
philatelically|in a philatelic manner - "the Post Office honors great Americans philatelically"
philosophically|in a philosophic manner - "she took it philosophically";with respect to philosophy - "the movement is philosophically indebted to Rousseau"
phlegmatically|in a phlegmatic manner - "he accepted the decision phlegmatically"
phonemic|by phonemics - "phonemically transcribed"
phonetically|by phonetics - "phonetically realized"
photoelectrically|by photoelectric means - "they measured it photoelectrically"
photographically|by photographic means - "photographically recorded scenes"
photometrically|by photometric means - "photometrically measured"
phylogenetically|with regard to phylogeny - "a phylogenetically primitive part of the brain"
physically|in accord with physical laws - "it is physically impossible"
physiologically|of or relating to physiological processes;with respect to physiology - "physiologically ready" - "physiologically addicted"
pianissimo|a direction in music;to be played very softly
piano|used as a direction in music;to be played relatively softly
pictorially|in a pictorial manner - "depth is established pictorially"
picturesquely|in a picturesque manner - "in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a 'brass plate' merchant"
piecemeal|a little bit at a time - "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
piercingly|extremely and sharply
piggishly|in a piggish manner - "piggishly, he took two pieces of cake"
piggyback|on a railroad flatcar - "the trailer rode piggyback across the country";on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip - "she carried her child piggyback"
pinnately|having a pinnate shape - "a pinnately compound leaf"
piping|(used of heat) extremely - "the casserole was piping hot"
piquantly|with strong spices;in a spicy manner
piratically|in a piratical manner - "the piratically published edition of his book"
pit-a-pat|as of footsteps - "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall";describing a rhythmic beating - "his heart went pit-a-pat"
piteously|in a piteous manner
pithily|in a pithy sententious manner - "she expressed herself pithily"
pitifully|to a pitiful degree - "wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women"
pityingly|in a compassionate manner - "the nurse looked at him pityingly"
pizzicato|with a light plucking staccato sound
placatingly|in a placating manner - "Jenny smiled placatingly"
placidly|in a placid and good-natured manner - "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly";in a quiet and tranquil manner - "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes"
plaguey|in a disagreeable manner - "it's so plaguey cold!"
plainly|in a simple manner;without extravagance or embellishment - "she was dressed plainly"
plaintively|in a plaintive manner - "the last note of the song rang out plaintively"
plastically|in a plastic manner - "he used the clay plastically"
playfully|in a playful manner - "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully"
pleasantly|in a cheerful manner - "'I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly";in an enjoyable manner - "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"
please|used in polite request - "please pay attention"
pleasingly|in a pleasing manner - "the room was pleasingly large"
plenarily|in a plenary manner - "an empire destined to enter the Commonwealth plenarily"
ploddingly|in a plodding manner - "this writer ploddingly accumulates detail after detail"
plop|with a short hollow thud - "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
pluckily|in a plucky manner - "he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods"
plumb|conforming to the direction of a plumb line;exactly - "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
plump|straight down especially heavily or abruptly - "the anchor fell plump into the sea" - "we dropped the rock plump into the water"
pneumatically|in a pneumatic manner - "at the present time the transmission is very often done hydraulically or pneumatically"
poetically|in a poetic manner - "poetically expressed"
point-blank|in a direct and unequivocal manner - "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"
pointedly|in such a manner as to make something clearly evident - "he pointedly ignored the question"
pointlessly|in a pointless manner - "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery"
poisonously|in a very malevolent manner
politely|in a polite manner - "the policeman answered politely, 'Now look here, lady...'"
politically|with regard to government - "politically organized units";with regard to social relationships involving authority - "politically correct clothing"
polygonally|in a polygonal manner
polyphonically|in a polyphonic manner - "polyphonically composed"
polysyllabically|in a polysyllabic manner
pompously|in a pompous manner - "he pompously described his achievements"
ponderously|in a heavy ponderous manner - "he moves ponderously";in an uninterestingly ponderous manner - "the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets"
pop|like a pop or with a pop - "everything went pop"
popishly|like the Pope;in a popish manner
popularly|among the people - "this topic was popularly discussed"
pornographically|in a pornographic manner
portentously|in a portentous manner - "portentously, the engines began to roll"
positively|extremely - "it was positively monumental";so as to be positive;in a positive manner - "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"
possessively|in a possessive manner - "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"
possibly|by chance - "we may possibly run into them at the concert";to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means - "they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"
post meridiem|between noon and midnight
post-free|having the postage paid by the sender
post-haste|as fast as possible;with all possible haste - "send it to me post-haste"
posthumously|after death - "these piano pieces were published posthumously" - "he was honored posthumously"
postoperatively|after the operation - "remove postoperatively"
potentially|with a possibility of becoming actual - "he is potentially dangerous" - "potentially useful"
potently|in a manner having a powerful influence - "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind"
poutingly|with a pout or in a pouting manner
powerfully|in a powerful manner - "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist"
powerlessly|in a powerless manner
practicably|in a practicable manner;so as to be feasible
practically|almost;nearly - "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train" - "he was practically the only guest at the party" - "there was practically no garden at all";in a practical manner - "practically orientated institutions such as business schools" - "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"
pragmatically|in a realistic manner - "we want to build a democratic society, but we must act pragmatically"
precariously|in a precarious manner - "being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with"
precedentedly|with precedent
precious|extremely - "there is precious little time left"
precipitously|abruptly;in a precipitous manner - "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore";very suddenly and to a great degree - "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"
precisely|in a precise manner - "she always expressed herself precisely";indicating exactness or preciseness - "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do";just as it should be
precociously|in a precocious manner - "her child behaves precociously"
predicatively|occurring within the predicate phrase - "predicatively used adjectives"
predictably|in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree - "predictably, he did not like the news"
predominantly|much greater in number or influence - "the patients are predominantly indigenous"
pre-eminently|to a preeminent degree;with superiority or distinction above others;in a preeminent manner - "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes"
preferably|more readily or willingly - "clean it well, preferably with warm water"
preferentially|in a preferential manner - "he was treated preferentially"
prematurely|(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation - "the child was born prematurely";too soon;in a premature manner - "I spoke prematurely"
prepositionally|as a preposition
presciently|with foresight - "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation"
presentably|in a presentable manner - "years ago in her white-painted infancy it must have hung presentably on the deck of some luxury liner"
presently|at this time or period;now - "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"
presidentially|in a presidential manner
pressingly|in a pressing manner
prestissimo|extremely fast;as fast as possible - "this passage should be played prestissimo"
presto|at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro);suddenly - "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift
presumably|by reasonable assumption - "presumably, he missed the train"
presumptuously|in a presumptuous manner - "he presumptuously overstepped the doctor's orders"
pretentiously|in a pretentious manner - "this author writes pretentiously"
preternaturally|in a supernatural manner - "she was preternaturally beautiful"
prettily|in a pretty manner - "all this is most prettily done"
pretty much|to some degree - "we were pretty much lost when we met the forest ranger"
previously|at an earlier time or formerly - "she had previously lived in Chicago" - "he was previously president of a bank" - "better than anything previously proposed" - "a previously unquestioned attitude"
priggishly|in a priggish manner - "this professor acts so priggishly--like a moderator with a gavel!"
prima facie|at first sight
primarily|of primary import - "this is primarily a question of economics"
primitively|in a primitive style or manner - "rather primitively operated foundries";with reference to the origin or beginning
primly|in a prissy manner
privately|by a private person or interest - "a privately financed campaign";kept private or confined to those intimately concerned - "it was discussed privately between the two men" - "privately, she thought differently" - "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"
privily|confidentially or in secret - "told her friend privily that she was planning to be married"
pro|in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.
pro tem|for the time being;temporarily - "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch
probabilistically|by the use of probability theory - "we can calculate the position of the particles probabilistically"
probably|with considerable certainty;without much doubt - "He is probably out of the country"
problematically|in such a way as to pose a problem
prodigiously|to a prodigious degree - "the prices of farms rose prodigiously"
productively|in a productive way - "they worked together productively for two years"
profanely|in an irreverent or profane manner - "he kept wondering profanely why everything bad happened to him";with curses - "muttering profanely"
professedly|with pretense or intention to deceive - "is only professedly poor"
professionally|in a professional manner - "professionally trained staff"
professorially|in a professorial manner - "she behaved very professorially"
proficiently|in a proficient manner - "he dealt proficiently with the problem"
profitlessly|without gain or profit
profligately|in a dissolute way
profoundly|to a great depth psychologically
prohibitively|to a prohibitive degree - "it is prohibitively expensive"
prominently|in a prominent way - "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway"
promiscuously|in an indiscriminate manner - "she reads promiscuously"
promisingly|in an auspicious manner - "the afternoon had begun so promisingly"
promptly|at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence) - "he promptly forgot the address";in a punctual manner - "he did his homework promptly";with little or no delay - "the rescue squad arrived promptly"
properly|in the right manner - "please do your job properly!"
properly speaking|in actual fact - "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife"
prophetically|in a prophetic manner - "he prophetically anticipated the disaster"
proportionately|in proportion;in proportion - "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions";to a proportionate degree - "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload"
prosaically|in a matter-of-fact manner - "I applied my attention prosaically to my routine"
prosily|in a prosy manner - "somewhat prosily and repetitively expounded"
prosperously|in the manner of prosperous people
protectively|in a protective manner - "he bent protectively over the woman"
proudly|with pride;in a proud manner - "he walked proudly into town"
proverbially|in the manner of something that has become a byword - "this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood"
providentially|in a fortunately providential manner - "providentially the weather remained good";in a providential manner;as determined by providence - "his providentially destined role"
providently|in a provident manner - "providently, he had saved up some money for emergencies"
provincially|by the province;through the province - "provincially controlled"
provisionally|temporarily and conditionally - "they have agreed provisionally" - "was appointed provisionally"
provocatively|in a provocative manner - "'Try it,' he said provocatively"
prudently|in a prudent manner - "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom."
prudishly|in a prudish manner - "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste"
pruriently|in a prurient manner
pryingly|in a curious and prying manner - "'Do you have a boyfriend,' she asked her prospective tenant pryingly"
psychically|from a psychic point of view - "he was psychically blind"
psychologically|in terms of psychology - "classify poetry psychologically";with regard to psychology - "war that caught them in its toils either psychologically or physically" - "the event was very damaging to the child psychologically"
publicly|by the public or the people generally - "publicly provided medical care" - "publicly financed schools";in a manner accessible to or observable by the public;openly - "she admitted publicly to being a communist"
pugnaciously|in a pugnacious manner
punctiliously|in a punctilious manner - "he launched into a long history of the birth of communism, giving credit punctiliously to the work of Marx and Engels"
punctually|at the proper time
pungently|with a pungent taste or smell - "the soup was pungently flavored";with pungency;in a pungent manner - "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries"
punily|in a puny manner
punishingly|in a punishing manner
punitively|in a punishing manner
purportedly|believed or reputed to be the case
purposefully|in a purposeful manner - "he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car"
purposelessly|without a clear purpose - "let's not purposelessly dispense the aid"
pusillanimously|with a lack of courage and determination
pyramidically|in a pyramidal manner or shape - "the bush was trimmed pyramidically"
quaintly|in a quaint old-fashioned manner - "the room was quaintly furnished";in a strange but not unpleasant manner - "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly"
qualitatively|in a qualitative manner - "this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron"
quantitatively|in a quantitative manner - "this can be expressed quantitatively"
quarterly|in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon - "two coats of arms borne quarterly";in three month intervals - "interest is compounded quarterly"
quaveringly|in an unsteady quavering manner - "the man began quaveringly to question the soldier"
queasily|in a queasy manner - "'Do I have to remove the liver,' the medical student asked queasily"
queerly|in a questionably unusual manner - "this money had been queerly come by";in a strange manner - "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"
questionably|in a questionable and dubious manner - "these were estates his father questionably acquired"
questioningly|in a curious and questioning manner - "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions";in a quizzical and questioning manner
quicker|more quickly
quickest|most quickly
quickly|with rapid movements - "he works quickly"
quietly|with little or no activity or no agitation ('quiet' is a nonstandard variant for 'quietly') - "her hands rested quietly in her lap" - "the rock star was quietly led out the back door";with little or no sound - "the class was listening quietly and intently" - "she was crying quietly"
quite|actually or truly or to an extreme - "was quite a sudden change" - "it's quite the thing to do" - "quite the rage";of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) - "her victory was quite something" - "she's quite a girl" - "quite a film" - "quite a walk" - "we've had quite an afternoon";to a degree (not used with a negative) - "quite tasty" - "quite soon" - "quite ill" - "quite rich";to the greatest extent;completely - "you're quite right" - "she was quite alone" - "was quite mistaken" - "quite the opposite" - "not quite finished" - "did not quite make it"
quixotically|in a quixotic manner - "sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues"
racially|with respect to race - "racially integrated"
racily|in a racy manner - "racily vernacular language"
radially|in a radial manner - "an imaginative dispersal of the pews radially from the central focus of the pulpit"
radiantly|in a radiant manner - "the bride smiled radiantly"
radically|in a radical manner - "she took a radically different approach"
radioactively|in a radioactive manner - "radioactively labeled"
raggedly|in a ragged irregular manner - "a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods";in a ragged uneven manner - "I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly";with a ragged and uneven appearance - "a long beard, raggedly cut"
rakishly|in a rakish manner - "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"
rallentando|slowing down - "this passage should be played rallentando"
rampantly|in an uncontrolled and rampant manner - "weeds grew rampantly around here"
randomly|in a random manner - "the houses were randomly scattered"
rapaciously|in a rapacious manner
rarely|not often - "we rarely met"
rather|on the contrary - "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left" - "he didn't call;rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter";to some (great or small) extent - "it was rather cold" - "the party was rather nice" - "the knife is rather dull" - "I rather regret that I cannot attend" - "He's rather good at playing the cello"
rationally|in a rational manner - "we must act rationally"
raucously|with a raucous sound - "his voice rang raucously"
raving|in a raving manner - "raving mad"
ravishingly|in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree - "she was ravishingly beautiful"
readily|without much difficulty - "these snakes can be identified readily"
realistically|in a realistic manner - "let's look at the situation realistically";in a realistic manner - "the figure was realistically painted"
reasonably|to a moderately sufficient extent or degree - "the shoes are priced reasonably"
reassuringly|in a reassuring manner - "the prime minister pointed reassuringly to the silence of the British press"
rebelliously|in a rebellious manner - "he rejected her words rebelliously"
rebukingly|in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke
recently|in the recent past - "he was in Paris recently"
receptively|in a receptive manner
recklessly|in a reckless manner
recognizably|to a recognizable degree - "he was recognizably slimmer now"
recurrently|in a recurrent manner
red-handed|doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible - "he was caught red-handed"
redly|displaying a red color - "the forge belched redly at the sky"-Adria Langley
reflectively|in a reflective manner - "he watched her reflectively"
reflexly|in a reflex manner - "such effects can be induced reflexly"
refreshingly|in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality - "the air was refreshingly cool";in a pleasantly novel manner - "she was refreshingly free from shyness"
regally|in a regal manner - "a regally appropriate representative"
regardless|in spite of everything;without regard to drawbacks - "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"
regimentally|in a regimental manner or by regiments
regionally|in a regional manner - "regionally governed"
regretfully|with regret (used in polite formulas) - "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"
regularly|having a regular form - "regularly shaped objects";in a regular manner - "letters arrived regularly from his children";in a regular way without variation
relatively|in a relative manner;by comparison to something else - "the situation is relatively calm now"
relativistically|by the theory of relativity - "this is relativistically impossible"
relentlessly|in a relentless manner - "he worked relentlessly"
relevantly|with relevance
religiously|by religion - "religiously inspired art"
reluctantly|with reluctance
reminiscently|in a reminiscent manner - "she spoke reminiscently of her days in college"
remotely|in a remote manner - "when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy";to a remote degree - "it is remotely possible"
rent-free|without paying rent - "I can live here rent-free"
repeatedly|several time - "it must be washed repeatedly"
repellently|in a repellent manner - "repellently fat"
repetitively|in a repetitive manner - "this type of border display is used repetitively in advertising"
reportedly|according to reports or other information - "she was reportedly his mistress for many years"
reprehensibly|in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure
reproducibly|in a manner that is reproducible
reprovingly|in a reproving or reproachful manner - "she spoke to him reprovingly"
reputably|in a reputable manner
reputedly|by repute;according to general belief - "fish with reputedly poisonous flesh"
resentfully|with resentment;in a resentful manner - "the best doctors would stay resentfully out of the national service, refusing to become the minions of a Minister"
reservedly|with reserve;in a reserved manner
residentially|used as a residence
resignedly|with resignation and acceptance;in a resigned manner - "resignedly, I telegraphed back that it was all right with me if he insisted"
resolutely|showing firm determination or purpose - "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him" - "he entered the building resolutely"
resoundingly|in a resounding manner - "he then so resoundingly denounced his former friend"
resourcefully|in a resourceful manner
respectably|in a decent and morally reputable manner - "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married";to a tolerably worthy extent - "he did respectably well for his age"
respectfully|in a respectful manner - "might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity?"
respectively|in the order given - "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively"
responsibly|in a responsible manner - "we must act responsibly"
restfully|in a restful manner - "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
restively|in a restive manner - "he sat down again, restively"
restlessly|in a restless manner - "he cracked his knuckles restlessly"
restrictively|in a restrictive manner - "this relative clause is used restrictively"
retail|at a retail price - "I'll sell it to you retail only"
retentively|in a retentive manner
reticently|with reticence;in a reticent manner - "she answered the questions reticently"
retroactively|after the fact - "he will get paid retroactively"
retrospectively|in a manner contemplative of past events - "retrospectively, he seems like a great artist"
revengefully|in a vindictive, revengeful manner
reverentially|with reverence;in a reverent manner
reversely|in an opposite way;so as to be reversed
reversibly|in a reversible manner - "reversibly convertible"
rewardingly|in a rewarding manner
rhetorically|in a rhetorical manner - "'What can be done?' he asked rhetorically"
rhythmically|in a rhythmic manner - "the chair rocked rhythmically back and forth"
right|an interjection expressing agreement;completely - "she felt right at home" - "he fell right into the trap";exactly;immediately - "she called right after dinner";precisely, exactly - "stand right here!";toward or on the right;also used figuratively - "he looked right and left" - "the party has moved right"
right-down|positively - "a regular right-down bad 'un"--Charles Dickens
righteously|in a righteous manner - "righteously indignant"
rightfully|by right - "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
rightly|with honesty - "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
rigidly|in a rigid manner - "the body was rigidly erect"
rigorously|in a rigorous manner - "he had been trained rigorously by the monks"
ripely|with mature or developed appearance
riskily|in a dangerously risky manner - "he lost the game by playing too riskily"
roaring|extremely - "roaring drunk"
robustly|in a robust manner - "he was robustly built"
roguishly|in a playfully roguish manner - "he winked at her roguishly";like a dishonest rogue - "he roguishly intended to keep the money"
rollickingly|in a carefree manner - "she was rollickingly happy"
romantically|in a romantic manner - "she fantasized romantically about eloping with her boyfriend";in a romantic manner - "they were romantically linked"
roomily|with ample room
rotationally|in a rotational manner - "the required influence lines are found by subjecting the model to small displacements horizontally, vertically and rotationally"
roughly|with rough motion as over a rough surface;with roughness or violence ('rough' is an informal variant for 'roughly') - "he was pushed roughly aside"
round|from beginning to end;throughout - "It rains all year round on Skye" - "frigid weather the year around"
round-arm|with an outward or horizontal swing of the arm - "he hit the ball round-arm"
roundly|in a round manner - "she was roundly slim"
routinely|according to routine or established practice - "he routinely parked in a no-parking zone"
rowdily|in a rowdy manner - "the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily"
royally|in a royal manner - "they were royally treated"
ruefully|in a rueful manner - "'I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
ruggedly|in a rugged manner
ruinously|in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree - "ruinously high wages"
rurally|in a rural manner
ruthlessly|in a ruthless manner - "the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers"
sacrilegiously|in a sacrilegious manner
sadly|in an unfortunate way - "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild";with sadness;in a sad manner - "'She died last night,' he said sadly"
safely|with safety;in a safe manner - "we are safely out of there"
sanctimoniously|in a sanctimonious manner - "she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody"
sanely|in a sane or lucid manner - "she is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic";with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner - "speak more sanely about these affairs"
sarcastically|in a sarcastic manner - "'Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"
satirically|in a satirical manner - "she spoke satirically"
satisfactorily|in a satisfactory manner
savagely|wildly;like an animal - "she cried out savagely"
scandalously|in a scandalous manner - "you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!"
scantily|in a sparse or scanty way
scathingly|in a scathing and unsparing manner - "she criticized him scathingly"
scenically|with respect to stage scenery - "scenically stunning"
sceptically|with scepticism;in a sceptical manner - "he looked at her sceptically"
schematically|in a schematic manner - "schematically outlined"
schismatically|in a manner that is schismatic
scholastically|with respect to scholastic activities - "scholastically apt"
scienter|(law) deliberately or knowingly
scientifically|with respect to science;in a scientific way - "this is scientifically interesting"
scorching|capable of causing burns - "it was scorching hot"
scot free|free from harm or penalty
screamingly|to an extreme degree - "screamingly funny"
scrupulously|with extreme conscientiousness
scurrilously|in a scurrilously manner - "one paper scurrilously described how Edward was neglecting a bereaved mother to dance attendance on Wally"
searchingly|in a searching manner - "'Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly"
seasonably|at an opportune time;in accordance with the season - "it was seasonably cold"
seasonally|depending on the season - "prices are seasonally adjusted"
seaward|in the direction of the sea - "the sailor looked seaward"
second|in the second place - "second, we must consider the economy"
second class|by second class conveyance - "we traveled second class"
second hand|from a source of previously owned goods - "I prefer to buy second hand"
secondarily|of secondary import - "secondarily affected"
second-best|in second place - "he came off second-best"
secondhand|by indirect means - "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand" - "he prefers to buy secondhand"
secretively|in a secretive manner;with a preference for secrecy - "the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite"
secretly|in secrecy;not openly - "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans" - "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library";not openly;inwardly - "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment" - "hoped secretly she would change her mind"
securely|in a confident and unselfconscious manner - "he acts very securely in front of the camera";in a manner free from fear or risk - "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection";in a secure manner;in a manner free from danger - "she held the child securely";in an invulnerable manner - "the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"
sedately|in a sedate manner
seductively|in a tempting seductive manner - "she smiled at him seductively"
sedulously|in a sedulous manner - "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"
selectively|by selection;in a selective manner - "we choose our students very selectively"
self-consciously|in an uncomfortably self-conscious manner - "the little girl self-consciously recited the poem"
self-evidently|in a self-evident manner
self-indulgently|in a self-indulgent manner
semantically|with regard to meaning - "semantically empty messages"
semiannually|twice a year
semimonthly|twice a month - "salaries are paid semimonthly"
semiweekly|twice a week - "he called home semiweekly"
sensationally|in a sensational manner - "in the summer of 1958 the pianist had a sensationally triumphant return"
senselessly|in a meaningless and purposeless manner - "these innocent bystanders were senselessly killed"
sensitively|in a sensitive manner - "she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack"
sensually|in a sultry and sensual manner - "the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables"
sensuously|with aesthetic gratification or delight - "sensuously delighting in the wine and food"
sentimentally|in a sentimental manner - "'I miss the good old days,' she added sentimentally"
separably|with possibility of separation or individuation - "the two ideas were considered separably"
serenely|in a peacefully serene manner - "I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient"
serially|in a serial manner - "serially composed music"
seriatim|in a series;one after another
seriously|in a serious manner - "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
sevenfold|seven times - "the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years"
seventhly|in the seventh place - "seventhly, you have no right to cancel the lease in mid-year"
sexually|by sexual means - "reproduce sexually";with respect to sexuality - "sexually ambiguous"
shabbily|in a mean and ungenerous manner - "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room";so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated - "a shabbily dressed man"
shaggily|in a shaggy manner - "shaggily unkempt mane"
shakily|in a manner characterized by trembling or shaking - "'I--I'm going to make you a cup of tea', she explained shakily";in an insecurely shaky manner - "this theory is rather shakily supported by some obscure data"
shallowly|in a shallow manner
shambolically|in a shambolic manner
shamefacedly|in a shamefaced manner - "quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies"
shapelessly|in a shapeless manner - "the dress hung shapelessly on her thin body"
sharply|changing suddenly in direction and degree - "the road twists sharply after the light";in a well delineated manner - "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
sheepishly|in a sheepish manner - "sheepishly he handed her back the money"
sheer|directly - "he fell sheer into the water";straight up or down without a break
shiftily|in a shifty manner - "he looked at his new customer shiftily"
shockingly|extremely - "teachers were shockingly underpaid";so as to shock the feelings
shoddily|in a shoddy manner - "a shoddily built house" - "he treated her shoddily"
short|at a disadvantage - "I was caught short";at some point or distance before a goal is reached - "he fell short of our expectations";clean across - "the car's axle snapped short";so as to interrupt - "She took him up short before he could continue";without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold - "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
shortly|at a short distance - "the hem fell shortly below her knees";for a short time - "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
shoulder-to-shoulder|side by side and close together - "the troops marched shoulder-to-shoulder"
shrewishly|in a shrewish manner
shrilly|in a shrill voice - "she sang rather shrilly"
shudderingly|with a shudder - "shudderingly, she acknowledged to herself that she dared not face what lay before her"
shyly|in a shy or timid or bashful manner - "he smiled shyly"
sic|intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
sidearm|in a sidearm manner - "he prefers to throw sidearm"
sidelong|on the side - "the plow lay sidelong on the ground";to, toward or at one side - "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face";with the side toward someone or something - "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
sidesaddle|on or as if on a sidesaddle - "she rode sidesaddle"
sideward|toward one side - "turn the figure sideward"
sideway|from the side;obliquely - "a picture lit sideways"
sideways|toward one side - "the car slipped sideways into the ditch" - "leaning sideways";with one side forward or to the front - "turned sideways to show the profile"
signally|as a signal - "a term that is used signally rather than symbolically";in a signal manner - "signally inappropriate methods"
significantly|in a significant manner - "our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts";in a statistically significant way - "the two groups differed significantly"
silkily|in a silky manner - "the young wheat shone silkily" - "'Darling,' she said silkily"
similarly|in like or similar manner - "He was similarly affected" - "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson
simply|absolutely;altogether;really - "we are simply broke"
simultaneously|at the same instant - "they spoke simultaneously"
sincerely|with sincerity;without pretense - "she praised him sincerely for his victory";written formula for ending a letter
sine die|without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)
single-handed|without assistance - "I built this house single-handedly"
single-mindedly|in a single-minded manner
singly|one by one;one at a time - "they were arranged singly"
singularly|in a singular manner or to a singular degree - "Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal;he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone"
sinuously|in a sinuous manner
sinusoidally|in a sinusoidal manner
sixfold|by a factor of six - "the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills"
sixthly|in the sixth place - "sixthly, we cannot afford a vacation"
sketchily|in a sketchy incomplete manner - "he explained sketchily" - "the dishes were only sketchily washed"
skillfully|with skill - "fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology"
skimpily|in a skimpy manner - "a skimpily dressed woman"
skittishly|in a skittish manner - "the horse pranced around skittishly"
sky-high|(with verb 'to blow') destroyed completely;blown apart or to pieces - "they blew the bridge sky-high" - "the committee blew the thesis sky-high";in a lavish or enthusiastic manner - "he extolled her virtues sky-high";to a very high level - "prices have gone sky-high" - "garbage was piled sky-high" - "the men were flung sky-high by the explosion"
skyward|toward the sky - "look skywards!"
slam-bang|in a violent or sudden or noisy manner - "the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house";with heedless speed
slanderously|in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner;with slander or calumny
slangily|with slang;in a slangy manner - "he expresses himself slangily"
slantingly|with a slant
slantwise|at a slant;moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
slap-bang|directly or immediately - "it hit slap-bang in the middle"
slapdash|in a careless or reckless manner - "the shelves were put up slapdash"
slavishly|in a slavish manner - "his followers slavishly believed in his new diet"
sleekly|in a sleek glossy manner - "the wet road was shining sleekly"
sleepily|in a sleepy manner - "the two children who were snuggled sleepily in the back of the car"
sleeplessly|without sleep;in a sleepless manner - "he was lying in bed sleeplessly"
slenderly|in a slim or slender manner - "a slenderly built woman"
slightly|to a small degree or extent - "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
sloppily|in a sloppy manner - "this work was done rather sloppily"
slouchily|in a slouchy manner - "slouchily dressed"
slouchingly|with a slouching gait or posture - "he stood slouchingly at the garden gate"
slower|more slowly
slowest|most slowly
slowly|without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly') - "he spoke slowly"
sluggishly|in a sluggish manner - "the smoke rose sluggishly"
small|on a small scale - "think small"
smartly|in a stylish manner - "He was smartly dressed"
smash|with a loud crash - "the car went smash through the fence"
smilingly|with smiles;in a smiling manner - "the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together"
smolderingly|with barely repressed anger - "'I can't wait,' she answered smolderingly"
smoothly|in a smooth and diplomatic manner - "'And now,' he said smoothly, 'we will continue the conversation'";with no problems or difficulties - "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"
smugly|in a smug manner - "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"
smuttily|in a smutty manner
snappishly|in an ill-natured and snappish manner - "'Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly"
sneakingly|in a sneaky manner - "I always felt sneakingly that I wanted to be a concert pianist"
sneeringly|with a sneer;in an uncomplimentary sneering manner - "'I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
snobbishly|in a snobbish manner - "they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party"
snugly|fitting closely - "the vest fit snugly";safely protected - "concealed snugly in his hideout";warmly and comfortably sheltered - "sitting snugly by the fireside while the storm raged"
so|(usually followed by 'that') to an extent or degree as expressed - "he was so tired he could hardly stand" - "so dirty that it smells";in a manner that facilitates - "he observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior" - "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat";in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied - "They're happy and I hope they will remain so" - "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets";in the same way;also - "I was offended and so was he" - "worked hard and so did she";to a certain unspecified extent or degree - "I can only go so far with this student" - "can do only so much in a day";to a very great extent or degree - "the idea is so obvious" - "never been so happy" - "I love you so" - "my head aches so!"
so far|used after a superlative - "this is the best so far";used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
soaking|extremely wet - "soaking wet"
sobbingly|with sobs - "sobbingly, the teenager admitted killing the baby"
sociably|in a sociable manner - "sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee"
socially|by or with respect to society - "socially accepted norms";in a social manner - "socially unpopular"
sociobiologically|with respect to sociobiology - "explain the behavior sociobiologically"
socioeconomically|with respect to socioeconomic factors - "they are far apart socioeconomically"
sociolinguistically|with respect to sociolinguistics - "sociolinguistically fascinating"
sociologically|with regard to sociology - "sociologically speaking, this is an interesting phenomenon"
softly|in a manner that is pleasing to the senses - "she smiled softly";with low volume - "speak softly but carry a big stick" - "the radio was playing softly"
solemnly|in a grave and sedate manner - "the judge sat there solemnly"
solicitously|in a concerned and solicitous manner - "'Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously"
solidly|as an undiversified whole - "the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt";with strength and soundness - "a solidly built house"
solitarily|in solitude - "a hermit chooses to live solitarily"
somberly|in a somber manner - "'That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly"
someday|some unspecified time in the future - "someday you will understand my actions"
somehow|for some unspecified reason - "It doesn't seem fair somehow" - "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it";in some unspecified way or manner;or by some unspecified means - "they managed somehow" - "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"
sometime|at some indefinite or unstated time - "let's get together sometime" - "everything has to end sometime" - "It was to be printed sometime later"
sometimes|on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always - "sometimes she wished she were back in England" - "sometimes her photography is breathtaking" - "sometimes they come for a month;at other times for six months"
somewhere|in or at or to some place - "she must be somewhere";('someplace' is used informally for 'somewhere')
sonorously|in a sonorous manner - "the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously"
soon|in the near future - "the doctor will soon be here"
sooner|comparatives of 'soon' or 'early' - "Come a little sooner, if you can"
soonest|with the least delay - "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."
soothingly|in a soothing manner - "the mother talked soothingly to her child"
sordidly|in a sordid or squalid way
sorely|to a great degree - "I missed him sorely" - "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them"
sorrowfully|in a sorrowful manner
sottishly|in a sottish manner
sotto voce|in an undertone - "he uttered a curse sotto voce"
soughingly|with a soft sound - "the branches of the trees moved soughingly in the breeze"
soulfully|in a soulful manner - "he looked at her soulfully"
soullessly|in a soulless manner - "they were soullessly grubbing for profit"
soundly|deeply or completely - "slept soundly through the storm" - "the baby is sleeping soundly"
sourly|in a sour manner - "he complained sourly that the new rules only benefitted the managers"
south|in a southern direction - "we moved south"
southeast|to, toward, or in the southeast
southeastward|in a southeastward direction - "the river flows southeastward to the gulf"
southerly|from the south - "a wind blew southerly";toward the south - "the ship turned southerly"
south-southeast|to, toward, or in the south southeast
south-southwest|to, toward, or in the south southwest
southwest|to, toward, or in the southwest
southwestward|in a southwestward direction
spaceward|towards outer space
sparely|in a spare manner - "William held me longest with his recent bronzes sparely arranged at Waddington's galleries"
sparsely|in a sparse manner - "sparsely inhabited"
spasmodically|in spurts and fits - "I began to write intermittently and spasmodically";with spasms - "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"
spatially|with regard to space - "spatially limited"
specially|in a special manner - "a specially arranged dinner"
specifically|in distinction from others - "a program specifically for teenagers" - "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes"
speciously|in a specious manner
spectacularly|in a spectacular manner - "the area was spectacularly scenic"
spectrographically|by spectrographic means - "the speech spectrum was displayed spectrographically"
speculatively|with speculation;in a speculative manner - "he looked at her speculatively"
speechlessly|without speaking - "he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door"
spherically|in a spherical manner - "spherically shaped"
spinally|in the spine - "spinally administered"
spirally|with spirals - "spirally fluted handles"
spiritedly|in a spirited or lively manner;with animation and vivacity
spiritually|in a spiritual manner - "the ninth century was the spiritually freest period"
spitefully|with spite;in a spiteful manner - "he answered his accusers spitefully"
spontaneously|in a spontaneous manner - "this shift occurs spontaneously"
sporadically|in a sporadic manner - "he only works sporadically"
sportingly|so as to be sporting;in a sporting manner
sportively|in a merry sportive manner
spotlessly|in a spotless manner - "spotlessly clean"
spuriously|in a false and spurious manner - "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"
squarely|directly and without evasion;not roundabout - "to face a problem squarely" - "the responsibility lies squarely with them";firmly and solidly - "hit the ball squarely" - "the bat met the ball squarely";in a square shape - "a squarely cut piece of paper";in a straight direct way - "looked him squarely in the eye";with firmness and conviction;without compromise - "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers
squeamishly|in a squeamish manner - "'I would rather not touch,' he said squeamishly"
stably|in a stable solid fixed manner - "the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon";in a stable unchanging manner - "the death rate in Russia has been stably high"
staccato|separating the notes;in music - "play this staccato, please"
stagily|in a stagy and theatrical manner
standoffishly|in a standoffish manner - "standoffishly, he declined the invitation to the office party"
stark|completely - "stark mad" - "mouth stark open"
starkly|in a blunt manner - "in starkly realistic terms";in a stark manner - "He was starkly unable to achieve coherence";in sharp outline or contrast - "the black walls rose starkly from the snow"
startlingly|in a startling manner - "a startlingly modern voice"
statistically|with respect to statistics - "this is statistically impossible"
statutorily|according to statute - "placed statutorily under the council's supervision"
staunchly|in a staunch manner - "he staunchly defended his principles"
steadily|at a steady rate or pace - "his interest eroded steadily";in a steady manner - "he could still walk steadily"
stealthily|in a stealthy manner - "stealthily they advanced upstream"
steeply|in a steep manner - "the street rose steeply up to the castle"
stepwise|proceeding in steps - "the voltage was increased stepwise"
stereotypically|in a stereotypical manner
sternly|with sternness;in a severe manner - "'No,' she said sternly"
stertorously|in a noisy and stertorous manner - "he was breathing stertorously"
stickily|in a sticky viscid manner - "he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead"
stiff|extremely - "bored stiff" - "frightened stiff"
stiffly|in a stiff manner - "his hands lay stiffly"
still|with reference to action or condition;without change, interruption, or cessation - "it's still warm outside" - "will you still love me when we're old and grey?";without moving or making a sound - "he sat still as a statue" - "time stood still" - "they waited stock-still outside the door" - "he couldn't hold still any longer"
stiltedly|in a stilted manner - "she answered him stiltedly"
stingily|in a stingy manner
stirringly|in a stirring manner - "he talked stirringly about his days during the war"
stochastically|by stochastic means - "we estimated the answer stochastically"
stockily|so as to be stocky - "he was stockily built"
stoically|without emotion;in a stoic manner - "he stoically accepted all suffering"
stolidly|in a stolid manner - "he said 'no' stolidly"
stonily|in a stony manner - "stonily indifferent to time"
stormily|in a stormy or violent manner
stoutly|in a resolute manner - "he was stoutly replying to his critics"
straight|in a straight line;in a direct course - "the road runs straight"
straightway|at once - "straightway the clouds began to scatter";in a direct course - "plunged straightway to the rocks below"
strategically|with regard to strategy - "strategically important decisions"
strenuously|in a strenuous manner;strongly or vigorously - "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"
strictly|in a stringent manner;restricted to something - "we talked strictly business"
stridently|in a strident manner - "the cheap clock ticked stridently"
strikingly|in a striking manner - "this was strikingly demonstrated" - "the evidence was strikingly absent"
strongly|with strength or in a strong manner - "argues very strongly for his proposal" - "he was strongly opposed to the government"
structurally|with respect to structure - "structurally, the organization is healthy"
stubbornly|in a stubborn unregenerate manner - "she remained stubbornly in the same position"
studiously|in a studious manner - "she examined the data studiously"
stuffily|in a stuffy manner - "'Come in please,' he said stuffily"
stupendously|to a stupendous degree - "stupendously ignorant people"
stupidly|in a stupid manner - "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket"
sturdily|in a sturdy manner - "feet sturdily apart"
stylishly|in a stylish manner - "she was dressed very stylishly"
stylistically|in a rhetorically stylistic manner - "stylistically complex"
suavely|with suavity;in a suave manner - "he is suavely charming and all the ladies love him"
sub rosa|in secret or covertly - "held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism"
subconsciously|from the subconscious mind - "the image came to him subconsciously"
subcutaneously|below the skin - "inject subcutaneously"
subjectively|in a subjective way - "you cannot look at these facts subjectively"
sublimely|completely;in a lofty and exalted manner - "awaking in me, sublimely unconscious, interest and energy for tackling these tasks"
subsequently|happening at a time subsequent to a reference time - "he apologized subsequently"
substantially|in a strong substantial way - "the house was substantially built"
subtly|in a subtle manner - "late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy"
successfully|with success;in a successful manner - "she performed the surgery successfully"
successively|in proper order or sequence
succinctly|with concise and precise brevity;to the point - "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"
such|to so extreme a degree - "he is such a baby"
suddenly|happening unexpectedly - "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
sufficiently|to a sufficient degree - "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin"
suggestively|in a suggestive manner - "she smiled suggestively"
sulkily|in a sulky manner - "'What else could I do?' said Graham sulkily"
summa cum laude|with highest honor - "he graduated summa cum laude"
summarily|without delay;in a summary manner - "the suspected spy was summarily executed"
sumptuously|in a sumptuous and opulent manner - "this government building is sumptuously appointed"
superficially|in a superficial manner - "he was superficially interested"
superfluously|in a superfluous manner - "superfluously, he added his silly comments to the discussion"
superlatively|to a superlative degree
superstitiously|in a superstitious manner - "superstitiously he refused to travel on Friday the 13th"
supinely|in an indifferently supine manner - "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up";with the face upward - "she was stretched supinely on her back"
supremely|to the maximum degree - "he was supremely confident"
sure enough|as supposed or expected - "sure enough, he asked her for money again"
surely|definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely') - "the results are surely encouraging"
surgically|in a surgical manner;by means of surgery - "surgically removed"
surpassingly|to a surpassing degree - "she was a surpassingly beautiful woman"
surprisedly|in the manner of one who is surprised
surprisingly|in a surprising manner - "he was surprisingly friendly"
surreptitiously|in a surreptitious manner - "he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby"
suspiciously|with suspicion - "she regarded the food suspiciously"
sweepingly|in a sweeping manner - "he sweepingly condemned the entire population of the country for the war crimes"
sweetly|in an affectionate or loving manner ('sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of 'sweetly') - "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly" - "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare
swiftly|in a swift manner - "she moved swiftly"
syllabically|in or with syllables - "syllabically pronounced"
symbiotically|in a symbiotic manner
symbolically|by means of symbols - "symbolically expressed";in a symbolic manner - "symbolically accepted goals"
symmetrically|in a symmetrical manner - "they were symmetrically arranged"
sympathetically|in a sympathetic manner - "she listened to him sympathetically";with respect to the sympathetic nervous system - "the stimulus acted sympathetically"
symptomatically|by symptoms
synchronously|in synchrony;in a synchronous manner - "in four-chambered hearts, the two auricles move synchronously"
synergistically|(of drugs or muscles) in a synergistic or interactive manner;(of group) in a synergistic or cooperative manner
synonymously|in a synonymous manner - "the two terms are used synonymously"
syntactically|with respect to syntax - "syntactically ill-formed"
synthetically|by synthesis;in a synthetic manner - "some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically"
systematically|in a systematic or consistent manner - "they systematically excluded women"
tacitly|in a tacit manner;by unexpressed agreement - "they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"
tactfully|showing tact or tactfulness;in a tactful manner - "he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble"
tactically|with regard to tactics - "the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands"
tactlessly|without tact;in a tactless manner - "at the moment of the murder, he is standing in front of television cameras and talking tactlessly"
tactually|by touch - "he perceives shapes tactually"
tamely|in a tame manner - "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"
tandem|one behind the other - "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two" - "riding horses down the path in tandem"
tangentially|in passing - "touched on it tangentially"
tangibly|in a tangible manner - "virtue is tangibly rewarded"
tantalizingly|in a tantalizing manner - "she smiled at him tantalizingly"
tartly|in a tart manner - "'Never mind your immortal soul,' she said tartly"
tastefully|with taste;in a tasteful manner - "the house was tastefully decorated"
tastelessly|without taste or in poor taste;in a tasteless manner - "the house was tastelessly decorated"
tastily|in a tasty manner - "the meal was tastily cooked"
tauntingly|in a playfully teasing manner
tautly|in a taut manner - "the rope was tautly stretched"
taxonomically|with regard to taxonomy - "closely related taxonomically"
tearfully|with tears;in a tearful manner - "the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife"
technically|according to the exact meaning;according to the facts - "technically, a bank's reserves belong to the stockholders" - "technically, the term is no longer used by experts";with regard to technical skill and the technology available - "a technically brilliant solution";with regard to technique - "technically lagging behind the Japanese" - "a technically brilliant boxer"
technologically|by means of technology - "technologically impossible"
telegraphically|in a short and concise manner
telescopically|in a telescopic manner - "each of the four legs contains a simple screw jack with a thrust bearing that is operated telescopically inside of two tubes"
tellingly|in a telling manner - "the plain manner of its style all the more tellingly points up the horror of the case"
temperamentally|by temperament - "temperamentally suited to each other"
temperately|with restraint - "he used the privileges of his office temperately";without extravagance - "these preferences are temperately stated"
temporally|with regard to temporal order - "temporally processed"
temporarily|for a limited time only;not permanently - "he will work here temporarily" - "he was brought out of retirement temporarily" - "a power failure temporarily darkened the town"
tendentiously|in a tendentious manner - "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities"
tenderly|with tenderness;in a tender manner - "tenderly she placed her arms round him"
tenfold|by ten times as much - "the population increased tenfold"
tensely|in a tense manner - "he sat down tensely"
tentatively|in a tentative manner - "we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"
tenthly|(in enumerating something, such as topics or points of discussion) in the tenth place
tenuously|in a tenuous manner - "his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars"
terminally|at the end - "terminally ill"
terrestrially|to a land environment - "terrestrially adapted"
terribly|in a terrible manner - "she sings terribly";used as intensifiers - "terribly interesting"
territorially|with respect to territory - "territorially important"
testily|in a petulant manner - "he said testily;'Go away!'"
tetchily|in an ill-natured and tetchy manner - "'Are you sure?' he asked her tetchily"
tete a tete|without the intrusion of a third person;in intimate privacy
thankfully|in a thankful manner;with thanks - "he accepted thankfully my apologies";let us be thankful that - "thankfully he didn't come to the party"
that much|to a certain degree - "we will be that much ahead of them"
theatrically|in a theatrical manner - "theatrically dressed"
thematically|with regard to thematic content - "thematically related"
then|at that time - "I was young then" - "prices were lower back then" - "science as it was then taught";in that case or as a consequence - "if he didn't take it, then who did?" - "keep it then if you want to" - "the case, then, is closed" - "you've made up your mind then?" - "then you'll be rich";subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) - "then he left" - "go left first, then right" - "first came lightning, then thunder" - "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"
thence|from that circumstance or source - "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine - "a natural conclusion follows thence";from that place or from there - "proceeded thence directly to college" - "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"
theologically|as regards theology - "the candidate was found theologically sound";in a theological manner - "he dealt with the problem of evil theologically, not philosophically"
theoretically|in a theoretical manner - "he worked the problem out theoretically";in theory;according to the assumed facts
therapeutically|for therapeutic purposes
there|in or at that place - "they have lived there for years" - "it's not there" - "that man there";in that matter - "I agree with you there";to or toward that place;away from the speaker - "go there around noon!"
thereabout|near that place - "he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks";near that time or date - "come at noon or thereabouts"
thereafter|from that time on - "thereafter he never called again"
thereby|by that means or because of that - "He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth"
therefor|(in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it - "ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor" - "a refund therefor"
therefore|(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result - "therefore X must be true"
therein|(formal) in or into that thing or place - "they can read therein what our plans are"
thereinafter|in the following part of a given matter, as in a document or speech
thereof|of or concerning this or that - "a problem and the solution thereof"
thereon|on that - "text and commentary thereon"
thereto|to that - "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto"
theretofore|up to that time - "they had not done any work theretofore"
thereunder|under that - "the headings and the items listed thereunder"
therewith|with that or this or it - "I have learned that whatever state I am, therewith to be content"- Phil.4;11
therewithal|together with all that;besides - "thy slanders I forgive;and therewithal remit thy other forfeits"- Shakespeare
thermally|by means of heat or with respect to thermal properties
thermodynamically|with respect to thermodynamics - "this phenomenon is thermodynamically impossible"
thermostatically|by thermostat;in a thermostatic manner - "the temperature is thermostatically controlled"
thick|in quick succession - "misfortunes come fast and thick"
thickly|spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue - "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly";with a thick consistency;with thickness;in a thick manner - "spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface" - "we were visiting a small, thickly walled and lovely town with straggling outskirt"
thievishly|in a manner characteristic of a thief
thinly|in a small quantity or extent - "spread the margarine thinly over the meat";in a widely distributed manner - "thinly overgrown mountainside";without force or sincere effort - "smiled thinly";without viscosity
third|in the third place - "third we must consider unemployment"
thirdhand|by doubly indirect means - "I got the news thirdhand"
thirstily|in a thirsty manner - "we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around"
thoroughly|completely and absolutely ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly');in an exhaustive manner - "we searched the files thoroughly"
though|(postpositive) however - "it might be unpleasant, though"
thoughtfully|in a thoughtful manner - "he stared thoughtfully out the window";showing consideration and thoughtfulness - "he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share"
thoughtlessly|in a thoughtless manner - "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture";showing thoughtlessness - "he treated his parents thoughtlessly"
thousand-fold|by three orders of magnitude - "this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic"
threefold|by a factor of three - "our rent increased threefold in the past five years"
thrice|three times - "I called you thrice last night"
thriftily|in a thrifty manner - "a used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket"
thriftlessly|in a thriftless manner - "he lives thriftlessly from day to day"
through|from beginning to end - "read this book through";in diameter - "this cylinder measures 15 inches through";over the whole distance - "this bus goes through to New York";throughout the entire extent - "got soaked through in the rain" - "I'm frozen through" - "a letter shot through with the writer's personality" - "knew him through and through" - "boards rotten through and through";to completion - "think this through very carefully!"
throughout|from first to last
thus|in the way indicated - "set up the pieces thus";('thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
tidily|in a tidy manner - "the door gave access to a tidily furnished sitting-room where chintz and oak predominated"
tightly|in a tight or constricted manner - "a tightly packed pub";securely fixed or fastened - "the window was tightly sealed"
timorously|in a timorous and trepid manner
tiptoe|on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe - "standing tiptoe"
tip-top|to the highest extent - "the shoes fit me tip-top"
tiredly|in a weary manner - "he walked around tiredly"
to a man|without exception - "voted for unionization to a man"
to a T|in every detail - "the new house suited them to a T"
to advantage|in a manner that uses the most flattering or best aspects of - "the dress brought out her figure to advantage"
to be sure|admittedly - "to be sure, he is no Einstein"
to order|to specification - "he had the shoes made to order"
to that effect|with that general meaning - "she said something to that effect"
to the hilt|in full - "you are in this to the hilt"
today|on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow - "I can't meet with you today"
toe-to-toe|in close combat or at close quarters - "they fought toe-to-toe for the nomination"
together|assembled in one place - "we were gathered together";at the same time - "we graduated together";in contact with each other or in proximity - "the leaves stuck together";in each other's company - "we went to the movies together" - "the family that prays together stays together";with cooperation and interchange - "we worked together on the project"
tolerantly|in a tolerant manner - "he reacts rather tolerantly toward his son's juvenile behavior"
tomorrow|the next day, the day after, following the present day
tonelessly|in a monotone - "'Come in,' she said tonelessly"
tonight|during the night of the present day - "drop by tonight"
tooth and nail|with force and ferocity - "she fought tooth and nail"
topographically|with regard to topography - "the geological environment is the primary factor in determining the character of a country not only topographically but historically"
topologically|from the point of view of topology
tortuously|in a tortuous manner - "tortuously haggling over the price";with twists and turns
touchily|in a touchy manner - "he touchily refused all offers to help"
toughly|in a ruggedly tough manner - "toughly vigorous story-telling"
traditionally|according to tradition;in a traditional manner - "traditionally, we eat fried foods on Hanukah"
tragically|in a tragic manner;with tragic consequences - "the adventure ended tragically" - "tragically, she contracted AIDS"
tranquilly|without emotional agitation - "tranquilly she went on with her work"
transcendentally|in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent
transiently|for a very short time - "these three pions may actually be joined together transiently as a compound particle during the interchange process"
transitionally|as a transitional step or in a transitional manner
transitively|in a transitive manner - "you can use the verb 'eat' transitively or intransitively"
transitorily|for a very brief time
transparently|so as to allow the passage of light - "the red brilliance of the claret shines transparently in our glasses";so as to be easily understood or seen through - "his transparently lucid prose" - "his transparently deceitful behavior"
transversely|in a transverse manner - "they were cut transversely"
tremulously|in a tremulous manner - "the leaves rustled tremulously in the wind"
trenchantly|in a vigorous and effective manner - "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly"
trimly|in a trim manner - "he was trimly attired"
tritely|in a trite manner - "tritely expressed emotions"
triumphantly|in a triumphant manner - "she shouted triumphantly"
trivially|in a frivolously trivial manner - "trivially motivated requests";with little effort - "we can prove trivially that this theorem is false"
tropically|in a tropical manner - "it was tropically hot in the greenhouse"
truculently|in a defiantly truculent manner - "the boy looked up truculently at his teacher";in an aggressively truculent manner - "they strive for security by truculently asserting their own interests"
true|as acknowledged - "true, she is the smartest in her class"
truly|in accordance with truth or fact or reality - "she was now truly American"
trustfully|in a trustful manner - "his mouth grinned trustfully";with trust;in a trusting manner
truthfully|with truth - "I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation" - "he answered the question as truthfully as he could"
tumultuously|in a tumultuous and riotous manner - "the crowd was demonstrating tumultuously"
tunelessly|in a tuneless fashion - "he whistled tunelessly"
turbulently|in a turbulent manner;with turbulence - "the river rolls turbulently boiling"
turgidly|in a turgid manner
tutorially|by tutorials;in a tutorial manner - "undergraduates are better taught tutorially"
twice|two times - "I called her twice"
twirlingly|doing twirls - "they had a most twirlingly magnificent time"
twofold|by a factor of two - "the price increased twofold last year"
typically|in a typical manner - "Tom was typically hostile"
typographically|in a typographic way
ulteriorly|in an ulterior manner
ultimately|as the end result of a succession or process - "ultimately he had to give in"
ultra vires|beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
ultrasonically|by ultrasonic means - "the kidney stones were removed ultrasonically"
unabashedly|in an unabashed manner - "unabashedly, he asked for more"
unacceptably|to an unacceptable degree - "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high"
unaccountably|in an unaccountable manner - "in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero's friend"
unadvisedly|in an unadvised manner
unalterably|in an unalterable and unchangeable manner
unambiguously|in an unambiguous manner
unambitiously|in an unambitious manner - "he does his job, but he works unambitiously"
unanimously|of one mind;without dissent - "the Senate unanimously approved the bill" - "we voted unanimously"
unappealingly|in an unappealing manner - "the kitchen was unappealingly dirty"
unarguably|in an unarguable and undisputed manner
unashamedly|without shame - "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"
unassertively|in an unassertive manner - "unassertively, she always follows her husband's suggestions"
unassumingly|in an unassuming manner - "she is unassumingly skeptical of her own work"
unattainably|in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree - "this house is unattainably expensive"
unattractively|in an unattractive manner - "she was unattractively dressed last night"
unawares|suddenly and unexpectedly - "rain caught them unawares" - "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln;without forethought or plan;inadvertently - "came upon the diamond unawares"
unbearably|to an unbearable degree - "it was unbearably hot in the room"
unbeknown|without someone's knowledge - "unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"
unbelievably|in an unbelievable manner - "he was unbelievably angry"
unblinkingly|showing no emotion - "the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence"
unblushingly|without blushing - "his principal opponent unblushingly declared victory before the ballots had been counted"
uncannily|in an uncanny manner - "uncannily human robots"
unceremoniously|in an unceremonious manner - "he was dismissed unceremoniously"
uncertainly|showing lack of certainty - "he paused uncertainly"
uncharacteristically|in uncharacteristic manner - "he was uncharacteristically cool"
unchivalrously|in an unchivalrous and ungallant manner - "unchivalrously, the husbands who had to provide such innocent indulgences eventually began to count the costs"
uncivilly|in an uncivil manner - "he treats his former wife uncivilly"
unclearly|in a manner that is unclear
uncomfortably|in physical discomfort - "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted"
uncommonly|exceptionally - "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find"
uncomplainingly|without complaining - "an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals"
uncompromisingly|in an uncompromising manner
unconcernedly|in an unconcerned manner - "war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday"
unconditionally|not subject to a condition - "he accepted the offer unconditionally"
unconsciously|without awareness - "she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room"
unconstitutionally|in an unconstitutional manner - "the president acted unconstitutionally"
uncontrollably|in an uncontrolled manner - "she laughed uncontrollably"
uncontroversially|not involving any controversy
unconventionally|in an unconventional manner - "she always behaves rather unconventionally"
unconvincingly|in an unconvincing manner - "he argued unconvincingly"
uncouthly|in an uncouth manner - "uncouthly, he told stories that made everybody at the table wince"
uncritically|in an uncritical manner - "he accepted her decisions uncritically"
unctuously|in an unctuous manner
undemocratically|in an undemocratic manner - "undemocratically, he made all the important decisions without his colleagues"
undeniably|to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner - "she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class"
under|below some quantity or limit - "fifty dollars or under";below the horizon - "the sun went under";down below - "get under quickly!";down to defeat, death, or ruin - "their competitors went under";further down - "see under for further discussion";in or into a state of subordination or subjugation - "we must keep our disappointment under";into unconsciousness - "this will put the patient under";through a range downward - "children six and under will be admitted free"
under arms|armed and prepared for fighting
under the circumstances|because of prevailing conditions - "under the circumstances I cannot buy the house"
under way|in motion;set in motion - "the ship got under way"
underarm|with the hand swung below shoulder level - "throwing a ball underarm"
underfoot|in the way and hindering progress - "a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot";under the feet - "trampled the beans underfoot" - "green grass growing underfoot"
underground|beneath the surface of the earth - "water flowing underground";in or into hiding or secret operation - "the organization was driven underground"
underhandedly|slyly and secretly - "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne - "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
underneath|on the lower or downward side;on the underside of - "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath";under or below an object or a surface;at a lower place or level;directly beneath - "we could see the original painting underneath" - "a house with a good foundation underneath"
understandingly|with understanding - "she nodded understandingly"
undeservedly|in an unmerited manner - "the team chalked up another victory, the last one quite undeservedly, in my opinion"
undesirably|in an undesirable manner
undiplomatically|without diplomacy;in an undiplomatic manner - "she declined the invitation undiplomatically"
undoubtedly|without doubt;certainly - "it's undoubtedly very beautiful"
undramatically|in an undramatic manner
unduly|to an undue degree - "she was unduly pessimistic about her future"
unemotionally|in an unemotional manner - "the defendant stared unemotionally at the victim's family"
unenthusiastically|without enthusiasm;showing no enthusiasm - "the children opened the presents unenthusiastically"
unerringly|without making errors - "he unerringly fixed things for us"
unethically|in an unethical manner - "he behaved unethically"
unevenly|in an unequal or partial manner - "profits were distributed unevenly";in an uneven and irregular way
uneventfully|in an uneventful manner - "the space shuttle landed uneventfully"
unexcitingly|in an unexciting manner - "this painting was nothing more but an unexcitingly grey canvas with a few red speckles"
unexpectedly|in a way that was not expected
unfailingly|without fail
unfairly|in an unfair manner - "they dealt with him unfairly"
unfaithfully|in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner
unfashionably|in an unfashionable manner - "she seemed to make a point of being unfashionably dressed"
unfavorably|showing disapproval;in a disparaging way - "he reviewed the play unfavorably"
unfeelingly|without compassionate feelings - "unfeelingly, she required her maid to work on Christmas Day"
unforgivingly|without forgiveness;in an unforgiving manner - "unforgivingly, he insisted that she pay her debt to the last penny"
unfortunately|by bad luck - "unfortunately it rained all day"
ungraciously|without grace;rigidly
ungrammatically|in an ungrammatical manner - "this child speaks ungrammatically"
ungratefully|in an ungrateful manner
ungrudgingly|in a generous and ungrudging manner - "he ungrudgingly agreed to pay for everybody's dinner when the guests found themselves without cash"
unhappily|in an unpleasant way - "they were unhappily married"
unhelpfully|in an unhelpful manner - "he stood by unhelpfully while the house burned down"
unhesitatingly|without hesitation - "she said yes unhesitatingly"
unhurriedly|without haste - "she proceeded unhurriedly"
unhygienically|in an unhygienic manner - "the meat is unhygienically processed on wooden tables"
uniformly|in a uniform manner - "a uniformly bright surface"
unilaterally|in a unilateral manner;by means of one part or party - "they worked out an agreement unilaterally"
unimaginably|to an unimaginable extent
unimaginatively|without imagination - "the stage sets were designed rather unimaginatively"
unimpressively|in an unimpressive manner - "she scored unimpressively low in the first round of the competition"
uninformatively|in an uninformative manner - "'I can't tell you when the manager will arrive,' he said rather uninformatively"
unintelligently|in an unintelligent manner - "he acted rather unintelligently in this crisis"
unintelligibly|in an unintelligible manner - "the foreigners spoke unintelligibly"
unintentionally|without intention;in an unintentional manner - "she hit him unintentionally"
uninterestingly|in an uninteresting manner
uninterruptedly|without interruption - "this pleasant state of affairs had continued peacefully and uninterruptedly for many years"
uninvitedly|without invitation - "the women arrived uninvitedly"
uniquely|so as to be unique - "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound"
universally|everywhere - "people universally agree on this"
unjustifiably|without any excuse - "he is unjustifiably harsh on her"
unjustly|in an unjust manner - "he was unjustly singled out for punishment"
unkindly|in an unkind manner or with unkindness - "The teacher treats the children unkindly"
unlawfully|not conforming to the law - "they were unlawfully married"
unmanageably|so as to be unmanageable - "'This house is unmanageably large,' she complained"
unmanfully|without qualities thought to befit a man
unmelodiously|in an unmelodious manner - "she sings rather unmelodiously"
unmemorably|in an unmemorable manner
unmindfully|in a careless and thoughtless manner
unmistakably|without possibility of mistake - "this watercolor is unmistakably a synthesis of nature"
unmusically|in an unmusical manner - "She sings rather unmusically"
unnaturally|in a manner at variance with what is natural or normal - "The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness";in an unnatural way - "his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose"
unnecessarily|in an unnecessary manner - "they were unnecessarily rude";without any necessity - "this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily"
unobtrusively|in an unobtrusive manner - "messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom"
unofficially|not in an official capacity - "unofficially, he serves as the treasurer";without official authorization
unoriginally|in an unoriginal manner
unpalatably|in an unpalatable way - "The vegetables looked unpalatably wilted"
unpatriotically|in an unpatriotic manner - "unpatriotically he contrived a way of avoiding military service"
unpleasantly|in an unpleasant manner - "he had been unpleasantly surprised"
unprecedentedly|in an unprecedented manner
unpretentiously|in an unpretentious manner - "she was unpretentiously dressed even though she was the guest of honor"
unproductively|in an unproductive manner
unqualifiedly|without qualification or limitation
unquestionably|without question - "Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow"
unquestioningly|in an unquestioning manner - "he followed his leader unquestioningly"
unquietly|with agitation or turbulence
unrealistically|in an unrealistic manner - "his expectations were unrealistically high"
unreasonably|not in a reasonable or intelligent manner - "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed";to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation - "his prices are unreasonably high"
unrecognizably|beyond recognition;in an unrecognizable manner - "he had unrecognizably aged"
unreservedly|without reservation - "I can unreservedly recommend this restaurant!"
unrestrainedly|in an unrestrained manner
unrighteously|in an unrighteous manner - "he acted unrighteously"
unromantically|without romance;in an unromantic manner - "we got married, rather unromantically, in a dingy office in the town hall"
unsatisfactorily|in an unsatisfactory manner - "He performed unsatisfactorily as a manager"
unscientifically|in an unscientific way;not according to the principles of science - "they proceeded unscientifically when they dissected the mummy"
unscrupulously|without scruples - "she unscrupulously uses her charm to make men do what she wants"
unseasonably|not in accordance with the season - "it was unseasonably cold"
unselfconsciously|in a comfortable unselfconscious manner - "they were naked, unshy, and unselfconsciously beautiful"
unselfishly|in an unselfish manner - "he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion"
unsentimentally|in an unsentimental manner - "unsentimentally, she threw out her dead son's toys"
unsmilingly|without smile;in an unsmiling manner - "unsmilingly, he greeted his in-laws"
unsociably|in an unsociable manner - "the new neighbors behave quite unsociably"
unsportingly|in an unsportsmanlike manner
unsteadily|in an unsteady manner - "he walked unsteadily toward the exit" - "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs"
unstintingly|in an unstinting manner
unsuccessfully|without success - "she tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to buy a new car"
unsuspectingly|without suspicions - "he was sitting unsuspectingly beyond that wall only a few yards from the burglar"
unswervingly|in a constant and steadfast manner - "an unswervingly loyal man";without swerving;in a direct and unswerving manner - "the ship travelled unswervingly through the night"
unsympathetically|without sympathy;in an unsympathetic manner - "the judge listened to the accused unsympathetically"
unsystematically|in an unsystematic manner - "his books were lined up unsystematically on the shelf"
untruly|in a untrue manner - "he silenced the whisperings which connected her, untruly and unfairly, with his separation from his wife"
unusually|to a remarkable degree or extent - "she was unusually tall"
unwarily|without heed or caution
unwarrantably|in an unwarrantable manner or to an unwarranted degree - "in this painting, the relationship of the upper part of the body to the lower is uneasy and the right thigh seems unwarrantably stressed"
unwillingly|in an unwilling manner - "he had sinned against her unwillingly"
unwittingly|without knowledge or intention - "he unwittingly deleted the references"
unwontedly|in an unusual manner
unworthily|in an unworthy manner
up|nearer to the speaker - "he walked up and grabbed my lapels";spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position - "look up!" - "the music surged up" - "the fragments flew upwards" - "prices soared upwards" - "upwardly mobile";to a higher intensity - "he turned up the volume";to a later time - "they moved the meeting date up" - "from childhood upward";to a more central or a more northerly place - "was transferred up to headquarters" - "up to Canada for a vacation"
up and down|alternately upward and downward - "he eyed him up and down";moving backward and forward along a given course - "he walked up and down the locker room" - "all up and down the Eastern seaboard"
up here|in a specified area or place - "you shouldn't be up here"
up to now|prior to the present time
up-country|to or in the interior of a country or region
uphill|against difficulties - "she was talking uphill";upward on a hill or incline - "this street lay uphill"
uppermost|in or into the highest position - "the blade turned uppermost";in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind - "say what comes uppermost"
uprightly|in an upright position
upriver|toward the source or against the current
upside down|in an inverted manner - "the box was lying on the floor upside down"
upstage|at or toward the rear of the stage - "the dancers were directed to move upstage"
upstairs|on a floor above - "they lived upstairs";with respect to the mind - "she's a bit weak upstairs"
upstate|in or toward the northern parts of a state - "he lives upstate New York"
uptown|toward or in the upper part of town
upwind|in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing - "they flew upwind"
urbanely|in an urbane manner - "'I had tea occasionally with the Duke,' said Mr. Eggers urbanely"
urgently|with great urgency - "health care reform is needed urgently"
usefully|in a useful manner - "extra money could be usefully spent on this project"
uselessly|in a useless manner - "the furniture was sitting around uselessly"
uxoriously|in a loving and uxorious manner - "he kept deferring uxoriously to Mary"
vacantly|in a vacant manner - "she was staring vacantly into the room"
vacuously|in a vacuous manner
vaguely|in a vague way - "he looked vaguely familiar"
vainly|to no avail - "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"
valiantly|with valor;in a valiant manner - "he fought valiantly until the end"
validly|with validity;in a valid manner - "this may not validly be done"
vanishingly|so as to disappear or approach zero - "errors are vanishingly rare"
vapidly|in a vapid manner - "a vapidly smiling salesman"
variably|with variation;in a variable manner or to a variable degree - "it will be variably cloudy"
variously|in diverse ways - "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"
vastly|to an exceedingly great extent or degree - "He had vastly overestimated his resources"
vehemently|in a vehement manner - "he vehemently denied the accusations against him"
ventrally|in a ventral location or direction
verbally|as a verb - "he had a habit of using nouns verbally";by means of language - "verbally expressive"
verbatim|using exactly the same words - "he repeated her remarks verbatim"
verbosely|in a verbose manner - "she explained her ideas verbosely"
verily|in truth;certainly - "I verily think so" - "trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37;3
vertically|in a vertical direction - "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"
very|precisely so - "on the very next page" - "he expected the very opposite";used as intensifiers;'real' is sometimes used informally for 'really';'rattling' is informal - "she was very gifted" - "he played very well"
very well|an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
vexatiously|in a vexatious manner
vicariously|indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute - "she enjoyed the wedding vicariously"
vice versa|with the order reversed - "she hates him and vice versa"
viciously|in a vicious manner - "he was viciously attacked"
victoriously|in a victorious manner - "Virginia had defended her land victoriously"
vigilantly|in a watchful manner
vigorously|with vigor;in a vigorous manner - "he defended his ideas vigorously"
vilely|in a vile manner - "his vilely spelt and illiterate letters"
violently|in a violent manner - "they attacked violently"
virtually|in essence or effect but not in fact - "the strike virtually paralyzed the city" - "I'm virtually broke"
virulently|in a virulent manner - "an old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face"
vis-a-vis|face-to-face with;literally 'face to face' - "they sat vis-a-vis at the table" - "I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman"
viscerally|in an unreasoning visceral manner;in the viscera - "he is bleeding viscerally"
visibly|in a visible manner - "he was visibly upset";so as to be visible - "the sign was visibly displayed"
visually|with respect to vision - "visually distorted"
vitally|to a vital degree - "this is vitally important"
vivace|lively, in music - "play this section vivace!"
vivaciously|with vivacity - "he describes his adventures vivaciously"
vividly|in a vivid manner - "he described his adventures vividly"
vocally|in a vocal manner - "she defended herself vocally"
vocationally|affecting the pursuit of a vocation or occupation - "vocationally trained"
vociferously|in a vociferous manner - "he complained vociferously"
volcanically|by or like volcanoes - "volcanically created landscape"
volumetrically|with respect to volume - "analyzed volumetrically"
voluntarily|out of your own free will - "he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting"
voluptuously|in a shapely and voluptuous manner - "a voluptuously curved woman";in an indulgently voluptuous manner - "he sniffed the perfume voluptuously"
voraciously|in an eagerly voracious manner - "she reads voraciously"
voyeuristically|like a voyeur - "he sneaks voyeuristically around the swimming pool"
vulnerably|in a vulnerable manner
wafer-thin|very thin - "it was cut wafer-thin"
waggishly|in a waggish manner
waist-deep|up to the waist
wanly|in a weak or pale or languid manner - "she was smiling wanly"
wantonly|in a wanton manner - "the animals were killed wantonly for sport"
warily|in a wary manner - "the sailor watched the sky warily"
warmly|in a warm manner - "warmly dressed"
wastefully|to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree
way|to a great degree or by a great distance;very much ('right smart' is regional in the United States) - "way over budget" - "way off base"
weakly|in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree - "weakly agreed to a compromise" - "wheezed weakly" - "he was weakly attracted to her"
wealthily|with riches
week after week|for an indefinite number of successive weeks
week by week|weekly - "week by week, the betrayal gnawed at his heart"
weightily|as something very heavy - "she moved weightily";in a serious manner - "the speech was weighty and it was weightily delivered"
weirdly|in a weird manner - "she was dressed weirdly"
well|(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well') - "the children behaved well" - "a task well done" - "the party went well" - "he slept well" - "a well-argued thesis" - "a well-seasoned dish" - "a well-planned party";(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully - "a book well worth reading" - "was well aware of the difficulties ahead" - "suspected only too well what might be going on";favorably;with approval - "their neighbors spoke well of them" - "he thought well of the book";in a manner affording benefit or advantage - "she married well";in financial comfort - "They live well";indicating high probability;in all likelihood - "I might well do it" - "you may well need your umbrella" - "he could equally well be trying to deceive us";thoroughly or completely;fully;often used as a combining form - "The problem is well understood" - "she was well informed" - "shake well before using" - "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked" - "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers" - "well-educated";to a great extent or degree - "I'm afraid the film was well over budget";to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree - "the project was well underway" - "the fetus has well developed organs" - "his father was well pleased with his grades";with great or especially intimate knowledge - "we knew them well";with prudence or propriety - "You would do well to say nothing more" - "could not well refuse";with skill or in a pleasing manner - "she dances well" - "he writes well";without unusual distress or resentment;with good humor - "took the joke well" - "took the tragic news well"
west|to, toward, or in the west - "we moved west to Arizona" - "situated west of Boston"
westerly|from the west - "the wind blew westerly";toward the west - "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
westward|toward the west - "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
whacking|extremely - "a whacking good story"
wheezily|with a wheeze - "he talked wheezily"
whence|from what place, source, or cause
wherever|where in the world
wholeheartedly|without reserve;without reservation - "he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized"
wholesale|at a wholesale price - "I can sell it to you wholesale";on a large scale without careful discrimination - "I buy food wholesale"
wholesomely|in a wholesome manner - "the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"
wholly|to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') - "he was wholly convinced"
whopping|extremely - "they all were whopping drunk"
wickedly|in a wicked evil manner - "act wickedly"
wide|far from the intended target - "the arrow went wide of the mark";to or over a great extent or range;far - "wandered wide through many lands" - "he traveled widely";to the fullest extent possible - "open your eyes wide" - "with the throttle wide open";with or by a broad space - "stand with legs wide apart" - "ran wide around left end"
widely|so as to leave much space or distance between - "widely separated";to a great degree - "her work is widely known"
wild|in a wild or undomesticated manner - "growing wild" - "roaming wild"
wildly|in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner - "He gesticulated wildly";to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree - "the storyline is wildly unrealistic";with violent and uncontrollable passion - "attacked wildly, slashing and stabbing over and over"
willfully|in a willful manner - "she had willfully deceived me"
willingly|in a willing manner - "I willingly accept"
willy-nilly|without having a choice
windward|away from the wind - "they were sailing windward"
winsomely|in an engaging manner
wisely|in a wise manner - "she acted wisely when she invited her parents"
wishfully|in a wishful manner - "he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame"
wistfully|in a wistful manner - "his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel"
withal|together with this
witheringly|in a withering manner - "guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars"
wittily|in a witty manner - "he would wittily chime into our conversation"
wittingly|with full knowledge and deliberation - "he wittingly deleted the references"
wolfishly|in the manner of a wolf
wonderfully|(used as an intensifier) extremely well
worriedly|in a worried manner - "'I wonder what to do,' she said worriedly" - "he paused worriedly before calling the bank"
worryingly|in a manner to cause worry
worse|(comparative of 'ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner - "he did worse on the second exam"
worst|to the highest degree of inferiority or badness - "She suffered worst of all" - "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts" - "the worst dressed person present"
worthily|in a worthy manner;with worthiness
worthlessly|in a worthless manner
wrathfully|in a wrathful manner - "he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically"
wretchedly|in a wretched manner - "'I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly"
wrongfully|in an unjust or unfair manner - "the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed" - "people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released"
wrongheadedly|in a wrongheaded manner
wrongly|without justice or fairness - "wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win"- Shakespeare
wryly|in a wry manner - "'I see,' he commented wryly"
yea|not only so, but - "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"
yesterday|in the recent past;only a short time ago - "I was not born yesterday!";on the day preceding today - "yesterday the weather was beautiful"
yet|up to the present time - "I have yet to see the results" - "details are yet to be worked out";within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time - "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"
yonder|at or in an indicated (usually distant) place ('yon' is archaic and dialectal) - "the house yonder" - "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham
youthfully|in a youthful manner - "he is still youthfully enthusiastic"
zealously|in a zealous manner - "she worked zealously to raise funds for the literacy project"
zestfully|with zest - "she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully"
zigzag|in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path - "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"