appealingly

in an appealing manner; "the table was set appealingly" ;

appositively

in an appositive manner; "this adjective is used appositively" ;

appreciably

to a noticeable degree; "they weather was appreciably colder" ;

appreciatively

with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively" ;

apprehensively

with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously" ;

appropriately

in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" ;

approvingly

in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly" ;

approximately

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" ;

apropos

at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" ; by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?" ;

aptly

in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" ;

arbitrarily

in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" ;

architecturally

with regard to architecture; "this building is ugly, but architecturally interesting" ;

archly

with playful slyness or roguishness ;

ardently

in an ardent manner; "the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired" ;

arduously

in an arduous manner; "they worked arduously" ;

arguably

as can be shown by argument; "she is arguably the best" ;

argumentatively

in a disputatious manner ;

aright

in a correct manner; "he guessed right" ;

aristocratically

in an aristocratic manner; "they behaved aristocratically" ;

arithmetically

with respect to arithmetic; "this problem is arithmetically easy" ;

around

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" ; in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" ; in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" ; from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" ; by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" ; in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" ; all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" ; to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" ; in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" ; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" ;

around the clock

without stopping; "she worked around the clock" ;

arrogantly

in an arrogant manner; "in the old days she had been harsh and stiff ; afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid" ;

artfully

in an artful manner; "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes" ; in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" ; in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work" ;

articulately

in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan" ; with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" ;

artificially

not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" ;

artistically

in an artistic manner; "it was artistically decorated" ;

artlessly

in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly" ; in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to" ;

as

to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" ;

as a formality

in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" ;

as a group

all together; "the students turned out en masse" ;

as a matter of fact

in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father" ;

as an alternative

in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" ;

as expected

as was to be expected; "she won as expected" ;

as far as possible

to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as possible" ;

as follows

what is listed next; "her complaints went as follows" ;

as if by magic

in a magical manner; "it disappeared magically" ;

as it is

in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations; "he might have been killed; as it is he was severely injured" ;

as it were

as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were" ;

as luck would have it

by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" ;