Adverbs That Start with DE and End with TLY

Explore 14 verified English adverbs starting with DE and ending with TLY, including Defiantly, Deftly, Decently, Devoutly, Decadently, Dependently and Despondently. Sort these modifying words for manner, time, place, and degree by word length for precise action description, dialogue tags, and sentence polish below, or study adverb placement and -ly formation rules in our verb grammar guide.

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Starts with DEC
5 words
decently
decadently
decrepitly
decurrently
decumbently
Starts with DEF
3 words
defiantly
deftly
deficiently
Starts with DEL
1 words
delinquently
Starts with DEP
1 words
dependently
Starts with DER
1 words
derelictly
Starts with DES
1 words
despondently
Starts with DET
1 words
deterrently
Starts with DEV
1 words
devoutly

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