Adverbs Ending in LY and Containing OV

This list gathers 205 English adverbs ending in LY and containing OV, such as Slovenly, Overtimely, Overly, Overwhelmingly, Lovingly, Controversially and Disapprovingly. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our verb grammar guide to study adverb placement and -ly formation rules.

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Starts with A
4 words
approvingly
audiovisually
approvably
antigovernmentally
Starts with B
1 words
bovinely
Starts with C
7 words
controversially
covertly
covalently
covetously
covetingly
controvertibly
covenantally
Starts with D
4 words
disapprovingly
dovishly
dorsoventrally
discoverably
Starts with E
4 words
extrovertly
extrovertively
electrovalently
extroversively
Starts with G
3 words
governmentally
grovelingly
groovily
Starts with H
1 words
hoveringly
Starts with I
12 words
innovatively
irrecoverably
incontrovertibly
immovably
improvidently
improvingly
irremovably
improvably
irreprovably
improvisatorially
introversively
improvidentially
Starts with J
1 words
jovially
Starts with L
4 words
lovingly
lovably
lovelessly
lovelily
Starts with M
3 words
movingly
movably
movelessly
Starts with N
8 words
novelly
novelistically
noncontroversially
nonprovocatively
nonprovidentially
nonprovisionally
nonintroversively
nonintrovertedly
Starts with O
24 words
overly
overwhelmingly
overtly
overpoweringly
overzealously
overbearingly
overdramatically
overoptimistically
overconfidently
overcautiously
overeagerly
overabundantly
overaggressively
overexcitedly
overarchingly
overflowingly
overgenerously
overproportionately
overcarefully
overenthusiastically
overseriously
oversimply
overhastily
overanxiously
Starts with P
11 words
provisionally
provocatively
provably
proverbially
providentially
provincially
provokingly
providently
provenly
provisorily
pseudoviperously
Starts with R
5 words
reprovingly
removably
removedly
rovingly
reprovably
Starts with S
5 words
slovenly
sovereignly
synovially
semigovernmentally
semiprovincially
Starts with U
15 words
uncontroversially
unprovably
uncontrovertibly
ungovernably
unapprovingly
unrecoverably
unmovably
unlovingly
unmovedly
unprovokedly
undiscoverably
unprovidedly
uncontrovertedly
unprovidentially
ungovernmentally

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