Adverb of Manner: English grammar


Adverb of Manner

Adverb of manner give information about how something happens. Adverbs of manner include: Angrily, sadly, calmly, loudly, beautifully, boldly, easily, bravely, etc. Adverbs are used to make the conversation more meaningful.

Adverbs of manner are classified into two basic categories.

  1. Positive Manner
  2. Negative Manner
List of Adverb of Manner

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Positive Manner

  • Beautifully
  • Boldly
  • Bravely
  • Calmly
  • Carefully
  • Cautiously
  • Cheerfully
  • Eagerly
  • Easily
  • Elegantly

  • Equally
  • Faithfully
  • Frankly
  • Generously
  • Gently
  • Gladly
  • Honestly
  • Joyously
  • Justly
  • Kindly
  • Neatly
  • Obediently

  • Openly
  • Patiently
  • Perfectly
  • Politely
  • Powerfully
  • Promptly
  • Quickly
  • Quietly
  • Rapidly
  • Well

Negative Manner

  • Angrily
  • Anxiously
  • Awkwardly
  • Badly
  • Blindly
  • Carelessly
  • Cruelly
  • Foolishly
  • Frantically
  • Greedily
  • Hastily

  • Hungrily
  • Inadequately
  • Irritably
  • Lazily
  • Loudly
  • Madly
  • Nervously
  • Noisily
  • Painfully
  • Poorly
  • Recklessly
  • Roughly
  • Rudely

  • Sadly
  • Selfishly
  • Shyly
  • Stupidly
  • Suspiciously
  • Tensely
  • Violently

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Positive/Negative Manner List

There are some adverbs of manner that can be used as both positive and negative.

  • Angrily
  • Anxiously
  • Awkwardly
  • Badly
  • Blindly
  • Carelessly
  • Cruelly
  • Foolishly
  • Frantically

  • Greedily
  • Hastily
  • Hungrily
  • Inadequately
  • Irritably
  • Lazily
  • Loudly
  • Madly
  • Nervously
  • Noisily
  • Painfully
  • Poorly
  • Recklessly
  • Roughly

  • Rudely
  • Sadly
  • Selfishly
  • Shyly
  • Stupidly
  • Suspiciously
  • Tensely
  • Violently
10 Examples of Adverb of Manner Sentences

10 Examples of Adverb of Manner Sentences

  • She was beautifully dressed.
  • I listened carefully to her story.
  • Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.
  • This kind of cloth shrinks easily.
  • She held the baby gently.
  • He wrote very neatly in blue ink.
  • We talked openly and honestly.
  • He strode angrily into the room.
  • She banged loudly on the table.
  • He irritably refused their bribe.