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adverbial
/ ædˈvɜːbɪəl /
noun
- a word or group of words playing the grammatical role of an adverb, such as in the rain in the sentence I'm singing in the rain
adjective
- of or relating to an adverb or adverbial
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Derived Forms
- adˈverbially, adverb
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Other Words From
- ad·verbi·al·ly adverb
- nonad·verbi·al adjective
- nonad·verbi·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adverbial1
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Example Sentences
At a later time, wonder, when thus used adverbially, received the adverbial suffix -s; hence Th.
For this adverbial use of all (here modifying the following prepositional phrase), compare Il Pens.
But the adverbial habit appeared to grow as the participial habit vanished.
No point would be used in the above sentences, if the adverbial phrases occurred in their usual position.
In both cases inwi is adverbial, as at 130/57, and the sense yielded is intelligible.
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