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In certain expressions, the adverb dead is used to mean exactly, completely or very.
♦ for example: dead certain, dead slow, dead right, dead drunk etc.
Deadly is an adjective. It means fatal, causing death.
The adverb for this meaning is fatally.
Cyanide is a deadly poison.
She was fatally injured. ( NOT deadly injured)
The adverb fine means well.
♦ ‘How are you?’ ‘I am fine.’
The adverb finely is used to talk about small careful adjustments and similar ideas.
♦ a finely tuned machine
🔗3. Free and Freely
When used after a verb, the adverb free means without payment.
◇Buy two shirts and get one free.
◇Can I eat free in your restaurant?
Freely means without limit or restriction.
◇Speak freely.
🔗4. Hard and Hardly
The adverb hard means heavily, severely or with difficulty.
◇You must work hard.
Hardly means almost not.
◇I have hardly any money left.
🔗5. Late and Lately
The adverb late has a similar meaning to the adjective late.
Lately means a short time ago and recently.
◇We will be late for dinner.
◇It is getting late.
◇I have not read anything lately.
🔗6. Most and Mostly
Most is the superlative of much. It is used to form superlative adjectives and adverbs.
◇Those who have the most money are not always the happiest.
◇What pleased me most was his helping nature.
In a formal style, most can mean very.
◇This is a most (=very) interesting book.
Mostly means chiefly, generally or in most cases.
◇My friends are mostly non-smokers.
🔗7. Real and Really
In informal American English, real is often used before adjectives and adverbs. It means the same as really.
◇That was real nice. (=really nice)
◇She sings real well. (=really well)
🔗8. Sure and Surely
In an informal style, sure is often used to mean certainly. This is common in American English.
‘Can I borrow your bicycle?’ ‘Sure.’
surely used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you:
◇ Surely we can’t just stand back and let this happen?
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