adverbial

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Pronunciation

/ædˈvɝbi.əl/

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/ædˈvɝbi.əl/ · /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/

Definition of adverbial

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Of or relating to an adverb.

“As we can have the adjectival forms bright, brighter, brightest, so we can have the adverbial forms brightly, brightlier, brightliest, but degree is alike inconceivable in the adjective ‘round,’ and the A. ‘here.’”
“And in (123) below, a (bracketed) Adverbial Phrase has undergone WH MOVEMENT: (123) (a) [How quickly] will he drink the beer —? (123) (b) [How carefully] did he plan his campaign —? (123) (c) [How well] did he treat her —?”

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adj

Of or relating to an adverb.

“As we can have the adjectival forms bright, brighter, brightest, so we can have the adverbial forms brightly, brightlier, brightliest, but degree is alike inconceivable in the adjective ‘round,’ and the A. ‘here.’”
“And in (123) below, a (bracketed) Adverbial Phrase has undergone WH MOVEMENT: (123) (a) [How quickly] will he drink the beer —? (123) (b) [How carefully] did he plan his campaign —? (123) (c) [How well] did he treat her —?”

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis. By surface analysis, adverb + -ial.

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