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Not technically. Rare is an adjective meaning not common, unusual, infrequent, or hard to find. However, it is also a cooking term for meat, especially beef, and can appear to be an adverb as in The steak was cooked too rare.
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Is dollar an adverb?
No, it is not an adverb. The word dollar is a noun. There is no adverb form.
What adverb modifies he?
The word he is a pronoun; an adverb modifies a verb or an adverb.
Does an adverb modify a verb adjective or another adverb?
Yes. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Is there not an adverb?
The word not is an adverb. The word there can be an adverb. The combination "not there" is a compound adverb.The homophone phrase "they're not" includes a pronoun, a verb, and an adverb, because the adverb not has to modify an understood adjective or adverb (e.g. "They're not colorful).
Is excellent an adverb?
No, excellent is an adjective. The adverb form is excellently.
Is shiny an adverb or adjective?
The word shiny is an adjective. There is a very rare adverb form (shinily).
What is the adverb of wife?
The noun wife has no related adverb, as the word wifelyis an adjective with no adverb form. The closest adverb seems to be an informal one, the rare negative derivative wifelessly.
Is mountainous an adverb?
No, it is not. Mountainous is an adjective meaning of, about, or like a mountain. The adverb form, mountainously, has very rare usage.
Is discovered an adverb?
No, the word "discovered" is bot an adverb. This word is a verb.The adverb form of the word "discovered" is discoverably, but it is rare to see this word in modern literature.
Is sweet an adverb or adjective?
Sweet is normally a noun or adjective. It can only be an adverb when it takes the place of the actual adverb form, sweetly. This is so rare that there are few examples to be found.
What is the adverb for apply?
There is a rare derivative adverb, appliably, as opposed to the well-known adverb applicably (related to the noun application). The participle adjectives applying and applied do not form adverbs.
What part of speech is rare?
The word rare is an adjective. It can mean cooked lightly (as in cooked meat) and it can also be used to refer to something that is uncommon.
Is rarely an adjective?
"Rarely" is an adverb, not an adjective. It is used to describe the frequency of an action or event.
Is sunny an adverb?
Sunny is an adjective. We say: A sunny day. A sunny disposition. The sunny side of the street. The adverb 'sunnily' has rare but specific uses.
Is place an adverb?
No, place is a noun or verb. There is an adjective form "placed" but no adverb form other than the rather rare form "placelessly."
Is nurtures an adverb?
No. Nutures is a form of the verb to nurture. The rare adjective form is nurturingly.
Is wherever an adverb?
It can be. But wherever is usually a conjunction that connects an adverb clause. e.g. "You see them wherever you go." The rare case of wherever being an adverb would be an as exaggerated version of the word "where" - e.g. "Wherever did he go?"
