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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.