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3.a. (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy.

4.of a light hue; not dark: fair skin.

5.pleasing in appearance; attractive: a fair young maiden.

FAIR Adverb

1 faegre, 3-4 as those of the adjective with the addition of -e, 5- coincident with those of the adjective.

1. in a fair manner: He doesn't play fair.

2. favorably; auspiciously.

FAIRLY Adverb

[FAIR adj. + Ly2]

1.in a fair manner; justly; impartially.

2.moderately; tolerably: a fairly heavy rain.

3.properly; legitimately: a claim fairly made.

4.clearly; distinctly: fairly seen.

5.so to speak; seemingly: ears fairly steaming with rage.

6.Obs. softly; gently.

7.Obs. courteously.

FAST Adjective

1-2 faest, 2 fest, 3 fasst, 4-6 faste, 3 - fast

1.moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast typist.

2.done in or taking comparatively little time: a fast race; fast work.

3.adapted to, allowing, productive of, or imparting rapid movement: a hull with fast lines.

4. closed and made secure, as a door, gate, or shutter

FAST Adverb

1 faeste, 3 faeste, feste, 3-6 faste, 3 fasste, 3 - fast

1.quickly, swiftly, or rapidly.

2.in quick succession: Events followed fast upon one another.

3.tightly; firmly: to hold fast.

4.soundly: fast asleep.

FREE Adjective

1 frio, 2-3 fri(e, 3-4 freo, 4 fry, frey, 6 frye, 2-6 fre, 4 - free.

1.enjoying personal rights or liberty, as one who is not in slavery or confinement.

2.pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: living on free soil.

3.existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties: the free nations of the world.

4.able to do something at will: free to act.

5.clear of obstructions or obstacles: The highway is now free of fallen rock.

FREE Adverb

Forms : See FREE adj.

1. in a free manner; freely.

2. away from the wind: a sailboat running free.

3. <for free> without charge: They mended my jacket for free.

FREELY Adverb

OE freolice, ME freoliche, freliche, frely [Free adj. + Ly2]

1. Of one's own accord, spontaneously, without constraint or reluctance

2. Without constraint or reseve in regard to speech: frankly, openly

3. Without restraint or restriction upon action or activity

HARD Adjective

1 heard, 2-4 herd, 3-7 harde, 4 - hard

1.not soft; solid and firm to the touch.

2.firmly formed; tight: a hard knot.

3.difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task.

4.difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please.

5.difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem.

HARD Adverb

Forms : See HARD adj.

1. with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously: to work hard.

2. earnestly, intently, or critically: to look hard at a decision.

3. harshly or severely.

4. so as to be solid, tight, or firm: frozen hard.

HARDLY Adverb

[HARD adj. + Ly2]

1.only just; almost not; barely: hardly any; hardly ever.

2.not at all; scarcely: That report is hardly surprising.

3.with little likelihood: He will hardly come now.

4.Brit. harshly or severely.

5.hard.

[1175-1225]

HIGH Adjective

1 heah, 2-3 heh, 2-4 heih, 3 haeh, 3-5 hey, 4-5 heyh, 4-6 heigh, 5 - high.

1.having a great or considerable height; lofty; tall: a high wall.

2.having a specified height: The tree is now 20 feet high.

3.situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high ledge.

4.exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color.

5.exalted, as in rank, station, or eminence: a high official.

HIGH Adverb

Forms : See HIGH adj.

1. at or to a high point, place, or level.

2 in or to a high rank or estimate: to aim high in political ambition.

3. at or to a high amount or price.

4. in or to a high degree.

5. luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: to live high.

HIGHLY Adverb

[HIGH adj. + Ly2]

1.in or to a high degree; extremely: highly amusing; highly seasoned food.

2.with high appreciation or praise; admiringly: to speak highly of a person.

3.more than adequately; generously: a highly paid consultant.

[bef. 900]

JUST Adjective

A French borrowing : Juste

1.guided by reason, justice, and fairness.

2. done or made according to principle; equitable; proper: a just reply.

3. based on right; rightful; lawful: a just claim.

4. in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct: a just analysis.

5. given or awarded rightly; deserved: a just punishment; a just reward.

JUST Adverb

1.within a brief preceding time; but a moment before: The sun just came out.

2.exactly or precisely: That's just what I mean.

3.by a narrow margin; barely: just over six feet tall; It just missed the target.

4.only or merely: I was just a child. Don't just sit there.

5.at this moment: The movie is just ending.

6.simply: We'll just have to wait and see.

JUSTLY Adverb

[Just adj. + Ly2]

1. Uprightly, righteously.

2. In accordance with justice or equity.

3. With a proper use of reasoning or of language.

4. With exactness; exactly, precisely.

LATE Adjective

1 laet , 3 let , 3-7 lat , 3 - late

1.occurring after the usual or proper time: a late spring.

2.continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.

3.near or at the end of the day or well into the night: a late hour.

4.most recent: a late news bulletin.

LATE Adverb

1 late, the rest as in LATE adj.

1. after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.

2. until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, esp. of the night: to work late.

3.at or to an advanced time.

4. recently but no longer; lately.

LATELY Adverb

[LATE adj. + LY2]

1.of late; recently; not long since.

LONG Adjective

1 lang, 5-9 lang, 3 longue, 3-7 longe, 3 - long

1.having considerable or greater than usual linear extent in space.

2.having considerable or greater than usual duration in time.

3.extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units: eight miles long; eight hours long.

4.containing many items or units: a long list.

LONG Adverb

1 lange,longe, 2 lange , 6-9 lang , 3-5 longe, 5 - long

1. for or through a great extent of space or, esp., time: a reform long advocated.

2. for or throughout a specified extent, esp. of time: How long did he stay?.

3. (used elliptically in referring to the length of an absence, delay, etc.): Will she be long?.

4.throughout a specified period of time: It's been muggy all summer long.

5. at a point of time far distant from the time indicated: long before.

LOUD Adjective

1 hlud, 3-4 lud(e, 4-7 loude, 4 - loud

1.having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder.

2.making or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones.

3.clamorous; noisy: a loud party.

4.emphatic; insistent: loud in one's praises.

5.garish; ostentatious: a loud necktie.

6.obtrusively vulgar; coarse.

LOUD Adverb

1 hlude, 2-4 lud(e, 3-4 loude, 4-7 lowd(e, 4 - loud

1.in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.

LOUDLY Adverb

[Loud adj. + Ly2]

In a loud manner

1. In a loud tone or voice

2. Clamorously, noisily

3. With reference to dress: flashily, showily

QUICK Adjective

1-3 cwic, 3 cwicc, 4 kuic, kwik, 3-4 quic, 3-5 quick-, 4 quyc, 5 quyck, 5-6 quycke, 5-7 quicke, 5 - quick

1.done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity: a quick response.

2.finished or completed in a short time: a quick shower.

3.moving or able to move with speed: a quick fox.

4.easily provoked or excited; hasty: a quick temper.

5.keenly responsive; lively; acute: a quick wit.

QUICK Adverb

Forms : see QUICK Adj.

1. quickly.

Usage. The difference between the adverbial forms QUICK and QUICKLY is frequently stylistic. QUICK is more often used in short spoken sentences, esp. imperative ones: Come quick! The roof is leaking. QUICKLY is the usual form in writing, both in the preverb position (We quickly realized that attempts to negotiate would be futile) and following verbs other than imperatives (She turned quickly and sat down). See also SLOW.

QUICKLY Adverb

[Quick adj. + Ly2]

1.with speed; rapidly; very soon.

SHARP Adjective

1-2 scearp, 2-3 scaerp, 3 sc(h)erp, scarp, 3-4 sarp, 3-6 scharp, 4-6 sharppe, 4-7 sharpe, 5 sherpe, 5-6 scharpe, scharp, 6 sharpp, 3 - sharp

1.having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.

2.terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: sharp corners.

3.involving an abrupt change in direction or course: a sharp curve in the road.

4.clearly defined; distinct: a sharp contrast.

5.pungent or biting in taste: a sharp cheese.

6.piercing or shrill in sound: a sharp cry.

SHARP Adverb

1 scearpe, 4 charpe, 4-6 sharpe, scharpe, 6 - sharp

1. keenly or acutely.

2. abruptly or suddenly.

3. punctually: Meet me at one o'clock sharp.

4. Music. above the true pitch.

SHARPLY Adverb

[Sharp adj. + Ly2]

1. Severely, sternly, harshly

2. With sharp or painful effect

3. Briskly, swiftly, quickly

SHORT Adjective

1-3 sceort, 1-5 scort, 3 shorrt, 3-4 ssort, 3-8 schort, 4-5 s(c)hert, 4-6 shortt, schorte, 4-7 shorte, 3 - short

1.having little length; not long.

2.having little height; not tall.

3.extending or reaching only a little way: a short path.

4.brief in duration; not extensive in time.

5.concise, as writing.

SHORT Adverb

Forms : see Short adj.

1. abruptly or suddenly: to stop short.

2. briefly; curtly.

3. on the near side of an intended or particular point: The arrow landed short.

SHORTLY Adverb

[Short adj. + Ly2]

1.in a short time; soon.

2.briefly; concisely.

3.curtly; rudely.

SLOW Adjective

a) 1,3 slaw, 1,4-6 slawe, 3,6 slau, 9 sla b) 2 - slow, 4-6 slowe, 3-4,7 slou, 6 slo; c) 3 slowg, 3-4 sloug, slouge, 5 slowg, 4 slough, 5 slowh

1.moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed: a slow train.

2.characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace.

3.taking or requiring a comparatively long time.

4.gradual: slow growth.

5.mentally dull: a slow child.

SLOW Adverb

Also 6 slaw(e, slau [forms : see Slow adj.]

1. in a slow manner; slowly: Drive slow

Usage. As an adverb, SLOW has two forms, SLOW and SLOWLY, and both are standard today. SLOW is now used chiefly in imperative constructions with short verbs of motion (Drive slow. Don't walk so slow.), more commonly in speech than in writing, though it occurs widely on traffic and road signs. SLOW also combines with present participles in forming adjectives: slow-burning; slow-moving. SLOWLY is by far the more common form of the adverb in writing. In both speech and writing it is the usual form following verbs that are not imperatives: He drove slowly down the street

SLOWLY Adverb

a) 1 slawlice, 2 slawliche, 4-5,9 slawly, 6 slawlie; b) 4-5 slowliche, 5 -lich, 4-5 slowli, 5 slouly, 5-6 slowely, 7 slowlye, 6 - slowly

1. Noy quickly, rapidly or hastily

2. In a remiss or negligent manner

STRAIGHT Adjective

4 strayth, 4-5 streigt, 4-7 streght, 4-8 streight, 5 streith, streyght, 5-6 streghte, 5-8 streyght(e, 6 strayght(e, 4 - straight

1.without a bend, angle, wave, or curve: a straight path; straight hair.

2.exactly vertical or horizontal.

3.evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders.

4.direct in character; candid: straight talk.

5.honest; honorable; upright.

STRAIGHT Adverb

Forms : see Straight adj.

1. in a straight line: to walk straight.

2.in or into an even or proper condition or position: pictures hung straight; to put a room straight.

3.in an erect posture: Stand straight.

4.directly: Go straight home.

5.frankly; candidly (often fol. by out).

6.honestly; virtuously: to live straight.

STRAIGHTLY Adverb

[Straight adj. + Ly2]

1. In a straight manner; in a straight line, directly

2. Straightaway, immediately

WIDE Adjective

1-4 wid, 4-5 wyd, 4-6 wyde, 3 - wide

1.of great extent from side to side; broad: a wide street.

2.having a specified extent from side to side: three feet wide.

3.vast; spacious: the wide plains.

4.of great range or scope: a person of wide experience.

5.expanded; distended: to stare with wide eyes.

WIDE Adverb

1 wide, 3 weide, 3-4 wid, 4-6 wyde, 5 wyd

1. to the utmost, or fully: to be wide awake.

2. away from a point or mark; astray: The shot went wide.

3. over an extensive area: scattered far and wide.

4.to a great extent from side to side: The river runs wide here.

WIDELY Adverb

[Wide adj. + Ly2]

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