in Grammar, a particle joined to a verb, adjective, or participle, to explain their manner of acting or suffering; or to mark some circumstance or quality signified by them. The word is formed from the preposition ad, "to," and verbum, "a verb;" and signifies literally a word joined to a verb, to show how, when, or where, one is, does, or suffers; as, the boy paints neatly, writes ill; the house stands there, &c.

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ADVERSARIA, among the ancients, a book of accounts, not unlike our journals, or day books. It is more particularly used for a kind of common-place book. See COMMON-PLACE BOOK.