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> "there is no such English word as costlily;" There isn't? I've certainly used it as such.

monknomo 12y ago
I read that and thought "there is now"
viewer5 12y ago
A few times in conversations I've found myself trying to force "friendlily" (friendly as an adverb) out of my mouth. Aside from me tripping on my tongue trying to pronounce it, the people around me understood what I was saying just fine.
- vorg 12y ago
  Adverbs for adjectives ending in -ly end in -like instead, e.g. "costly-like", "friendly-like".
  - SundayLinguist 12y ago
    I would just go with "cost-wise", "friend-wise", although I feel there's a nuance in there somewhere.
    - wtbob 12y ago
      Hmmm, how about costlywise & friendlywise?
      - vorg 12y ago
        "friendlylike" and "friendwise" have different meanings and usage contexts, but I wouldn't use "friendlywise" except in an unusual context. "friendlylike" is used because the adjective "friendly" already has an -ly ending which makes the corresponding adverb "friendlily" sound clumsy, so e.g. "I spoke slowly and friendlylike to him". We could use "friendwise" to introduce a context, e.g. "Friendwise, I don't have many, but acquaintancewise, I do". But "friendlywise" requires an unusual adjectival context, e.g. "I show different behaviors for different situations: suspiciouswise, on the train or in the mall; attackingwise, on the sports field; friendlywise, at work or in karaoke." It sounds very contrived though.
  - dragonwriter 12y ago
    I've never seen either of those in use; nor can I find evidence for them on the internet easily. While people will often probably understand either costlily/friendlily or costlylike/friendlylike, not trying to force either into a single word and just using an adverbial phrase (e.g., "in a friendly manner") is probably the most common and understandable way to express the idea in English. Not every adjective needs a corresponding single-word adverb.

I read that and thought "there is now"

A few times in conversations I've found myself trying to force "friendlily" (friendly as an adverb) out of my mouth. Aside from me tripping on my tongue trying to pronounce it, the people around me understood what I was saying just fine.

vorg 12y ago
Adverbs for adjectives ending in -ly end in -like instead, e.g. "costly-like", "friendly-like".
- SundayLinguist 12y ago
  I would just go with "cost-wise", "friend-wise", although I feel there's a nuance in there somewhere.
  - wtbob 12y ago
    Hmmm, how about costlywise & friendlywise?
    - vorg 12y ago
      "friendlylike" and "friendwise" have different meanings and usage contexts, but I wouldn't use "friendlywise" except in an unusual context. "friendlylike" is used because the adjective "friendly" already has an -ly ending which makes the corresponding adverb "friendlily" sound clumsy, so e.g. "I spoke slowly and friendlylike to him". We could use "friendwise" to introduce a context, e.g. "Friendwise, I don't have many, but acquaintancewise, I do". But "friendlywise" requires an unusual adjectival context, e.g. "I show different behaviors for different situations: suspiciouswise, on the train or in the mall; attackingwise, on the sports field; friendlywise, at work or in karaoke." It sounds very contrived though.
- dragonwriter 12y ago
  I've never seen either of those in use; nor can I find evidence for them on the internet easily. While people will often probably understand either costlily/friendlily or costlylike/friendlylike, not trying to force either into a single word and just using an adverbial phrase (e.g., "in a friendly manner") is probably the most common and understandable way to express the idea in English. Not every adjective needs a corresponding single-word adverb.