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What is an adjective ending in ly?
Note also that some adjectives also end in -ly, including costly, deadly, friendly, kindly, likely, lively, manly, and timely.
What part of speech ends in ly?
ADVERB
ADVERB: A part of speech that modifies sentences, verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Often adverbs in English are words ending in the suffix -ly.
What are words ending in ly not adverbs?
Words ending in -ly that are not adverbs (652)
| Word | Main Type |
|---|---|
| ugly | adjective |
| kindly | adjective |
| costly | adjective |
| folly | noun |
What is a verb ending in ly?
A word ending in -ly is not a verb. It can be an adverb or an adjective. When used as an adjective, it modifies a noun. Here are some examples of -ly adjectives: Frank was lonely when he first moved to his new town.
What is a adverb ending in ly?
Adverbs often have an “-ly” at the end, as in “happily” and “heartily.” Squiggly happily posed for the cameras. Aardvark heartily hoped he would get a turn in the limelight. Such adverbs are usually formed by adding “-ly” to the end of an adjective, as we just did with the adjectives “happy” and “hearty.”
What are some words that end with ly?
20-letter words that end in ly. crystallographically. uncharacteristically. overenthusiastically. tracheobronchomegaly. polysymbrachydactyly. internationalisticly. nonprognosticatively.
What are all the Ly words?
14-letter words that end in ly asynchronous ly conterminous ly mucilaginous ly cantankerous ly slaughterous ly overgenerous ly obstreperous ly unchivalrous ly preposterous ly infelicitous ly
What words have ly in them?
16 letter words containing ly. lymphangiography. trinitroglycerin. bureaucratically. circumspectively. circumstantially. chemonucleolysis. catastrophically.
What are some verbs ending in ly?
again anyway besides certainly consequently elsewhere finally furthermore however in fact