-ly
in the manner of; every
Old English · -līce
Added to adjectives to make adverbs telling how something is done (quick + ly). On nouns of time it means every (daily, weekly); on nouns it can mean like (friendly).
Memory trick
-ly is a tail: it hangs on a word and tells you HOW the action happens.
Words from this root
- clearly (clear + ly) — in an easy-to-see wayसाफ़ तौर पर
- quickly (quick + ly) — in a fast wayजल्दी से
- slowly (slow + ly) — at a low speedधीरे-धीरे
- carefully (careful + ly) — with attention and careध्यान से
- happily (happy + ly) — in a joyful wayखुशी से
- suddenly (sudden + ly) — quickly and without warningअचानक
- daily (day + ly) — every dayरोज़ाना
- weekly (week + ly) — every weekसाप्ताहिक
- friendly (friend + ly) — acting like a friend, kindदोस्ताना
- lovely (love + ly) — beautiful, pleasantसुंदर, प्यारा
- honestly (honest + ly) — in a truthful wayईमानदारी से
- finally (final + ly) — at the end, after a long timeआख़िरकार