Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective:
Adjective Adverb
quiet quietly
recent recently
soft softly
If the adjective already ends in y, change y to i:
Adjective Adverb
steady steadily
weary wearily
However, if the adjective ends in -ic, add -ally (not -ly) to form the
adverb:
Adjective Adverb
basic basically
dramatic dramatically
enthusiastic enthusiastically
emphatic emphatically
genetic genetically
linguistic linguistically
realistic realistically
scientific scientifically
specific specifically
The adverb publicly (from the adjective public) is an exception to this rule.
Adjective Adverb
quiet quietly
recent recently
soft softly
If the adjective already ends in y, change y to i:
Adjective Adverb
steady steadily
weary wearily
However, if the adjective ends in -ic, add -ally (not -ly) to form the
adverb:
Adjective Adverb
basic basically
dramatic dramatically
enthusiastic enthusiastically
emphatic emphatically
genetic genetically
linguistic linguistically
realistic realistically
scientific scientifically
specific specifically
The adverb publicly (from the adjective public) is an exception to this rule.