Adverbial means relating to adverbs or like an adverb.
...an adverbial expression.
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adverbial in British English
(ædˈvɜːbɪəl)
noun
1.
a word or group of words playing the grammatical role of an adverb, such as in the rain in the sentence I'm singing in the rain
adjective
2.
of or relating to an adverb or adverbial
Derived forms
adverbially (adˈverbially)
adverb
adverbial in American English
(ædˈvɜrbiəl; ədˈvɜrbiəl)
adjective
1.
of an adverb
2.
having the nature or function of an adverb
3.
used to form an adverb
an adverbial suffix
noun
4. Linguistics
a word or word group that occurs in grammatical functions typical of adverbs (Ex.: the man ate lobster with delight; the man ordered lobster when he had money)