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| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| sedately | slowly and calmly | The boat moved sedately down the river. |
| sentimentally | in an emotional way | She spoke sentimentally about her childhood. |
| slackly | loosely | The rope hung slackly. |
| smugly | in a self-satisfied way | She smiled smugly. |
| somberly | in a sad, serious way | He spoke somberly. |
| spontaneously | without planning | The crowd spontaneously began to sing. |
| staccato | with each note short and separate | Play this part staccato. |
| startlingly | surprisingly | She was startlingly beautiful. |
| stressfully | in a way that causes stress | The day ended stressfully. |
| structurally | in terms of structure | The bridge is structurally sound. |
| stuffily | in a formal, old-fashioned way | He spoke stuffily. |
| stylistically | in terms of style | The film is stylistically interesting. |
| substantially | a lot | Prices have increased substantially. |
| subtly | in a way that is not obvious | The colours change subtly. |
| succulently | in a juicy way | The chicken was succulently cooked. |
| superficially | on the surface; not deeply | They are only superficially similar. |
| sustainably | in a way that doesn't harm the environment | The fish are sustainably caught. |
| synthetically | by chemical processes, not naturally | The drug is made synthetically. |
| tactfully | in a tactful way | She tactfully changed the subject. |
| tautly | tightly | The rope was stretched tautly. |
| tediously | in a boring way | The film was tediously long. |
| temperamentally | in terms of character | They are temperamentally different. |
| thereby | as a result of this (formal) | He won, thereby becoming champion. |
| unconvincingly | in a way that is not believable | She smiled unconvincingly. |
| unenviably | in a difficult, unpleasant way | She is unenviably busy. |
| unmusically | in an unpleasant-sounding way | The door creaked unmusically. |
| unreliably | in a way that cannot be trusted | The bus runs unreliably. |
| unsustainably | in a way that cannot continue | The forests are being cut unsustainably. |
| unwaveringly | firmly, without changing | He unwaveringly defended his friend. |
| viciously | in a violent, cruel way | The dog attacked viciously. |
| victoriously | as a winner | She raised her arms victoriously. |
| voluntarily | by choice, without being forced | He left voluntarily. |
| voraciously | with great eagerness | She reads voraciously. |
| wickedly | in an evil way; also in a playfully bad way | She grinned wickedly. |
| wryly | in a dry, slightly ironic way | He smiled wryly. |