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Etymology

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From adverb +‎ -like.

Adjective

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adverblike (comparative more adverblike, superlative most adverblike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an adverb.
    • 2008 June, Joachim Lambek, “The syntax-semantics interface and the origins of philosophy.”, in McGill University[1]:
      In addition to naked adverbs, we also have adverblike phrases: prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses.