adverbial
adjective
ad·ver·bi·al
ad-ˈvər-bē-əl 
: of, relating to, or having the function of an adverb
an adverbial phrase
adverbial
noun
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Borges tells us that in Tlön’s Ursprache there are no nouns; instead, there are impersonal verbs, modified by monosyllabic prefixes with an adverbial value.
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“Adverbial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adverbial. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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