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Added 8 October 2026

adverb

/ˈæd.vɜːb/ noun

In Latin: adverbium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adverb at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
A word that modifies something other than a noun.

Origin

Borrowed from French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verb(um) (“word, verb”) + -ium, so called because it is used to supplement other words (not specifically verbs). By surface analysis, ad- + verb.

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