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Sample adverbs
The Tongue and QuillThe handbook's own list. Use sparingly: an adverb rarely does the work a number does.
- actively
- aggressively
- anxiously
- ardently
- articulately
- assertively
- avidly
- boldly
- competitively
- compulsively
- creatively
- decisively
- eagerly
- energetically
- enterprisingly
- enthusiastically
- expeditiously
- exuberantly
- feverishly
- fiercely
- forcefully
- frantically
- impulsively
- incisively
- innovatively
- intensely
- powerfully
- promptly
- prosperously
- provocatively
- quickly
- relentlessly
- restlessly
- spiritedly
- spontaneously
- swiftly
- tenaciously
- vigorously
A curated list, not an official one, except where marked T&Q: those verbs and the adverbs are The Tongue and Quill's. The picks are the same ones the Bench shows first when a listed verb is selected. Widths are measured without kerning, the way a PDF form field lays plain text out. Nothing you type here leaves your device.