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Rh  come an adverb by having the particle “” prefixed to it: as,, good; , well; , humble; , humbly.

This is really the preposition  with its meaning of “with.” (Do not confound this word with  meaning “to,” they are two distinct prepositions). Of course this particle has now lost its original meaning in the case of most adverbs.

Adverbs may be compared; their comparative and superlative degrees are, however, those of the adjectives from which they are derived; the particle is not used before the comparative or superlative.

It may be well to remark here that when an adjective begins with a vowel prefixes, as , seldom.

The following list may now be regarded as simple adverbs although many of them are disguised compounds.