Page 14 - Selective Adverbs Having Mostly Negative Connotations
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Word
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Modifies
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Used in a Sentence
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Definitions
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209. naively
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verb
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He naively considered his dangerous situation.
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lacking sophistication; artless; lacking critical insight
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210. nakedly
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adjective
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He faced the nakedly bitter truth.
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having no concealment, disguise, or embellishment
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211. negatively
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adjective
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Negatively morose thoughts can pose problems.
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having no positive features; shows hostility
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212. neglectfully
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verb
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She neglectfully attended to her work.
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heedless; inattentive; negligent; lax
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213. negligibly
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adjective
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It was a negligibly trifling thought.
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not significant or important enough to be worth considering
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214. nervously
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verb
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She nervously considered her options.
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easily agitated or distressed; jumpy; tense
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215. neurotically
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verb
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Neurotically, she obsessed about her situation.
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over anxious; prone to excessive anxiety; emotionally upset
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216. noisily
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verb
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He noisily ate his dinner.
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sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected or undesired
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217. nonchalantly
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verb
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She nonchalantly ignored his concerns.
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seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent
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218. obnoxiously
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verb
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She obnoxiously spoke about his troubles.
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very objectionable; odious; exposed to harm, injury, or evil
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219. obscenely
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verb
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He obscenely talked about her morals.
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty
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220. obscurely
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verb
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The problems were obscurely described by her.
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not clearly understood or expressed
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221. obsequiously
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verb
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He obsequiously responded to the boss.
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exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; insincere
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222. obsessively
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verb
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He was obsessively consumed by greed.
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excessive in degree or nature; compulsive
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223. obtrusively
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verb
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He obtrusively thrush his ideas on others.
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tending to push self-assertively forward; brash
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224. onerously
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verb
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She onerously told us how she succeeded.
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containing or derived form error; mistaken
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