adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ find sth
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ gently , mildly , slightly
▪
She has written her description of him in a mildly ~ vein.
▪ unintentionally
▪ blackly , darkly , wryly
▪
The stories range from the darkly ~ to the despairing.
Humorous is used with these nouns: ↑ anecdote , ↑ look , ↑ moment , ↑ poem , ↑ tale , ↑ tone , ↑ touch , ↑ verse