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adverbial definition

ad·ver·bial (ad vʉr′bē əl, əd-)

adjective

  1. of an adverb
  2. having the nature or function of an adverb
  3. used to form an adverb an adverbial suffix

noun

Linguis. a word or word group that occurs in grammatical functions typical of adverbs (Ex.: the man ate lobster with delight; the man ordered lobster when he had money)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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