modal adverb

noun

An adverb that qualifies a predicate with respect to way in which it is true.

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Meanings

nounmodal adverb (plural modal adverbs)

plural modal adverbs

  1. grammarAn adverb that qualifies a predicate with respect to way in which it is true.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 語氣副詞 /语气副词
  • 語氣副詞 /语气副词 (yǔqì fùcí)adverb that qualifies a predicate
Finnish modaaliadverbi
  • modaaliadverbiadverb that qualifies a predicate
Korean 모달 부사
  • 모달 부사adverb that qualifies a predicate
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APA

modal adverb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modal%20adverb

MLA

“modal adverb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modal%20adverb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modal adverb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modal%20adverb.

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