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adverbial vs adverb

adverb vs adverbial

adverbial and adverb both are nouns.

adverbial is an adjective but adverb is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adverbial Yes Yes No No
adverb Yes No No No
As nouns, adverb is a hypernym of adverbial; that is, adverb is a word with a broader meaning than adverbial:
  • adverbial: a word or group of words function as an adverb
  • adverb: a word that modifies something other than a noun
adverbial (noun) adverb (noun)
a word or group of words function as an adverb a word that modifies something other than a noun
the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
adverbial (adjective) adverb (adjective)
of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
Difference between adverbial and adverb

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