Mastering the Most Frequent Adverbs
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#101
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Hungrily
/ˈhʌŋ.ɡrə.li/
adverb
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in a way that shows hunger; greedily; eagerly
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The dog ate hungrily after not eating for hours. |
greedily, eagerly, voraciously, ravenously
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slowly, reluctantly, sparingly
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eat hungrily, devour hungrily, look hungrily
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#102
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Merrily
/ˈmerɪli/
adverb
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in a cheerful and joyful manner
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The children played merrily in the garden. |
cheerfully, joyfully, happily, gaily
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sadly, mournfully, gloomily, sorrowfully
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laugh merrily, sing merrily, dance merrily
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#103
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Lazily
/ˈleɪ.zɪ.li/
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in a way that shows unwillingness to work or use energy; sluggishly
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He lazily stretched his arms and yawned in the morning. |
sluggishly, slowly, idly, lethargically
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energetically, actively, quickly, vigorously
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lazily stretch, lazily walk, lazily drift
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#104
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Manually
/ˈmæn.ju.ə.li/
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by hand; using physical effort rather than machines
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The data was entered manually into the system. |
by hand, physically, personally
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automatically, mechanically, digitally
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manually operated, manually controlled, enter manually
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#105
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Inadvertently
/ˌɪn.ədˈvɜːr.tənt.li/
adverb
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without being aware of what you are doing; unintentionally; by mistake
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She inadvertently deleted the important file while cleaning her computer. |
accidentally, unintentionally, unknowingly, mistakenly
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deliberately, intentionally, purposely, consciously
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inadvertently reveal, inadvertently cause, inadvertently delete
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#106
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Midst
/mɪdst/
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in the middle of; among
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She stood in the midst of the crowd. |
middle, center, among, between
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edge, border, outside, periphery
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in the midst of, midst the chaos, midst the confusion
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#107
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Meantime
/ˈmiːn.taɪm/
adverb
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during the time between two events; in the period of time between now and when something else happens
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The food will be ready in an hour; in the meantime, we can watch TV. |
meanwhile, in the interim, for now
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permanently, finally, ultimately
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in the meantime, for the meantime
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#108
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Lengthwise
/ˈleŋθ.waɪz/
adverb
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in the direction of the length; along the longest dimension
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Fold the paper lengthwise to make it easier to carry. |
longitudinally, along the length
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widthwise, crosswise, breadthwise
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fold lengthwise, cut lengthwise, divide lengthwise
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#109
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Likely
/ˈlaɪk.li/
adverb
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probably; having a high probability of happening or being true
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It will likely rain tomorrow according to the weather forecast. |
probably, possibly, presumably, apparently
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unlikely, improbably, doubtfully
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most likely, very likely, quite likely, more likely
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#110
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Meanwhile
/ˈmiːn.waɪl/
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at the same time; during the same period
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She was cooking dinner, meanwhile he was setting the table. |
meantime, at the same time, simultaneously
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later, afterwards, subsequently
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meanwhile back, meanwhile elsewhere
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#111
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Indiscriminately
/ˌɪn.dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.nət.li/
adverb
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without making careful distinctions; randomly; without discrimination
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The company fired employees indiscriminately without considering their performance. |
randomly, arbitrarily, blindly, carelessly
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selectively, carefully, discriminately, thoughtfully
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kill indiscriminately, attack indiscriminately, choose indiscriminately
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#112
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Midway
/ˈmɪdweɪ/
adverb
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halfway; at or to the middle point
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The project is midway through completion. |
halfway, middle, center, intermediate
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beginning, end, start, finish
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midway point, midway through, midway between
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#113
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Likewise
/ˈlaɪk.waɪz/
adverb
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in the same way; also; similarly
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She studied hard for the exam, and her brother did likewise. |
similarly, also, too, equally
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differently, otherwise, conversely
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do likewise, think likewise, act likewise
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#114
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Meekly
/ˈmiːk.li/
adverb
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in a quiet, gentle way; without resistance or protest
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He meekly accepted the criticism without arguing. |
humbly, submissively, quietly
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boldly, defiantly, aggressively
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meekly accept, meekly submit, meekly follow
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#115
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Inversely
/ɪnˈvɜːrs.li/
adverb
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in a way that is opposite or contrary; in reverse order or manner
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The price of goods is inversely related to their availability in the market. |
oppositely, contrarily, conversely, reversely
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directly, proportionally, correspondingly, similarly
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inversely proportional, inversely related, inversely correlated
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#116
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Minutely
/maɪˈnjuːtli/
adverb
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in very small detail; extremely carefully
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The detective examined the evidence minutely. |
carefully, precisely, meticulously, thoroughly
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carelessly, roughly, hastily, broadly
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examine minutely, study minutely, observe minutely
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#117
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Mainly
/ˈmeɪn.li/
adverb
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for the most part; chiefly; primarily
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The conference was mainly about environmental protection and climate change. |
chiefly, primarily, mostly, principally
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secondarily, slightly, minimally
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mainly because, mainly due to, mainly focused
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#118
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Lately
/ˈleɪt.li/
adverb
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recently; in the recent past; not long ago
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I haven't seen him lately, but I heard he got a new job. |
recently, currently, nowadays, presently
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formerly, previously, earlier, long ago
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lately been, seen lately, lately noticed
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#119
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Mentally
/ˈmen.tə.li/
adverb
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relating to the mind; in terms of mental processes
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She was mentally preparing herself for the exam. |
psychologically, intellectually, cognitively
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physically, bodily, materially
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mentally prepared, mentally strong, mentally exhausted
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#120
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Miserably
/ˈmɪzərəbli/
adverb
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in a wretched or unhappy manner; extremely badly
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The team performed miserably in the championship. |
wretchedly, pitifully, dreadfully, terribly
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successfully, wonderfully, excellently, admirably
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fail miserably, perform miserably, end miserably
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