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Definition of -ly suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ly

suffix

/li/

/li/

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(in adverbs) in the way mentioned
- happily
- stupidly
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(in adjectives) having the qualities of
- cowardly
- scholarly
(in adjectives and adverbs) after intervals of
- hourly
- daily
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See -ly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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not as bad(ly), etc. as all that

Idioms

not as bad(ly), etc. as all that

Nearby words

adverb

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