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1. † adawe, adv. View full entry a1400
...Out of existence. Only in to do (also bring) (a person) adawe: to put (a person) to death; to do away with, kill....
2. † agrief, adv. View full entry ?a1400
...As a grievance; angrily; with resentment. Chiefly in to take agrief: to take amiss; to resent. Cf. agree...
3. † aˈrrear, adv. View full entry 1330
...Of direction: Backward, to the rear, behind, into the background....
4. a-strut, adv. View full entry 1330
...Sticking out, projecting stiffly; protruding, swollen, puffed up. arch....
5. † batand, adv. View full entry 1330
...Hastening, in haste....
6. † ˈbrothely, adj. and adv. View full entry 1330
...Fierce, violent, angry....
7. by and by, adv. and n. View full entry 1330
...Of a succession of (persons or things): One by one, one after another, in order:...
8. ˈchancefully, adv. View full entry 1303
...In a chanceful manner, accidentally; in quot. 1303, unhappily, unfortunately (obs.)....
9. † ˈcustomably, adv. View full entry 1303
...According to custom, as a matter of custom; habitually, usually, customarily....
10. damnable, adj. and adv. View full entry 1303
...Worthy of condemnation; to be reprobated; highly reprehensible. Obs. (or merged in senses A. 2A. 4.)...
11. deafly, adv. View full entry c1330
...In a deaf manner:...
12. deliciously, adv. View full entry 1303
...So as to afford intense pleasure; delightfully....
13. dreadfully, adv. View full entry 1303
...With terror, fear, awe, or apprehension. Obs....
14. eagerly, adv. View full entry 1330
...Sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely. Obs....
15. gently, adv. View full entry c1330
...As befits one of gentle birth; generously, nobly, courteously; elegantly (obs.)....
16. graciously, adv. View full entry 1303
...‘In a pleasing manner’ (Johnson); with grace, attractively, gracefully. Now rare....
17. grievously, adv. View full entry 1303
...In such a way as to be oppressive, painful, or hurtful to the affairs, person, or feelings of any one; to an oppressive or injurious extent. (Chiefly used with words implying hurt,...
18. heartily, adv. View full entry c1330
...With full or unrestrained exercise of real feeling; with genuine sincerity; earnestly, sincerely, really; with goodwill, cordially....
19. † heˈritagely, adv. View full entry c1330
...By inheritance, as a heritage....
20. hideous, adj. and adv. View full entry 1303
...Frightful, dreadful, terrible, horrible; hence, horribly ugly or unpleasing, repulsive, revolting. In the original sense the notion was that of ‘causing dread or horror’; this has gradually passed into that of ‘revolting...
