"modal adverb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: modal adverbs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} modal adverb (plural modal adverbs)
  1. (grammar) An adverb that qualifies a predicate with respect to way in which it is true. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: hedge, modality Translations (adverb that qualifies a predicate): 語氣副詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 语气副词 (yǔqì fùcí) (Chinese Mandarin), modaaliadverbi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-modal_adverb-en-noun-udttI~au Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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