An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits.
The -ly suffix changes a word into an adverb. The adverb modifies verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. quick an adjective modify nouns - a quick horse. quickly modifies a verb - he ran quickly. very modifies an adjective - very green
The suffix 'ly' can be used in three different ways:
Firstly: to show the verb being done in a certain manner
e.g 'slow' becomes 'slowly' (in a slow manner)
and 'random' becomes 'randomly' (in a random manner)
Secondly: to show something which is done over a period of time
e.g 'rarely' and 'yearly' and 'hourly'
Thirdly: it is used to say something is likesomething
e.g 'cowardly' (meaning like a coward) and 'saintly' (meaning like a saint)
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-ly means:1. having the qualities of:
2. recurring at intervals
the ly suffix is the means by which you change an adjective into an adverb.
The horse was slow.
The horse ran slowly.
-ly is the suffix of crossly. It means in the matter of.
A suffix is the ending of a word. The suffix of the word, unfortunately, is -ly.
The suffix in promptly is -ly. The -ly changes prompt to an adverb.
The suffix -ly is in eventually. This suffix makes adverbs.
in the word completely, ly is a derivational suffix
-ly is the suffix for harshly. It means in the matter of and turns it into a adverb.
The suffix to incessantly is -ly.
-ly is the suffix of crossly. It means in the matter of.
A suffix is the ending of a word. The suffix of the word, unfortunately, is -ly.
The suffix in promptly is -ly. The -ly changes prompt to an adverb.
The suffix -ly is in eventually. This suffix makes adverbs.
The suffix for the word "fortunately" is -ly.
The suffix -LY is added to the adjective fond to make the adverb fondly.
-Ly is the suffix in annually. -Ly is a suffix that usually changes words into adverbs.
in the word completely, ly is a derivational suffix
-Ly is the suffix in annually. -Ly is a suffix that usually changes words into adverbs.
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