■ noun Grammar a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other ~, or of a sentence (e.g. gently , very , fortunately ).
Origin
ME: from L. ~ium , from ad- 'to' (expressing addition) + verbum 'word, verb'.
■ noun Grammar a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other ~, or of a sentence (e.g. gently , very , fortunately ).
Origin
ME: from L. ~ium , from ad- 'to' (expressing addition) + verbum 'word, verb'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004