有些以-ly結尾的詞是形容詞，通常不是副詞，常見的例子有：brotherly, costly, cowardly, deadly, fatherly, friendly, lively, lonely, lovely, manly, motherly, silly, sisterly, ugly, unfriendly, unlikely, womanly 等。
1. brotherly
The older boy gave the newcomer some brotherly advice. 那個年齡大一點的男孩給新來的孩子一些親兄弟似的忠告。
Brotherly love is based on the experience that we all are one. 手足情愛建立在我們大家心連心、團結如一人這種經歷的基礎上。
2. costly
It would be too costly to repair the car. 修理這輛汽車要花很多錢。
The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations. 那城堡要用巨資進行全面整修。
The long and costly strike proved to be the last nail in the company’s coffin. 長期罷工損失巨大致使該公司一蹶不振。
3. cowardly
It was cowardly of you not to admit your mistake. 你不承認錯誤就不是好樣兒的。
Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act. 寄匿名信是懦夫的行為。
She accused the government of a cowardly surrender to big-business interests. 她指責政府畏首畏尾屈從於大企業的利益。
4. deadly
Cyanide is a deadly poison. 氰化物是一種致命的毒藥。
She uses wit with deadly effect. 她聰明機智，使人難以招架。
The conference was deadly dull. 會議開得死氣沉沉的。
5. elderly
He's very active for an elderly man. 按老年人來說, 他非常活躍。
He’s caring for his elderly parents. 他正照顧著年邁的父母。
It was gracious of the Queen to speak to the elderly patients. 女王和藹可親地慰問年老的病人。
6. fatherly
He is a fatherly old doctor. 他是個慈祥的老大夫。
Suddenly Jack smiled and slipped back into his fatherly role. 傑克突然微微一笑,又擺起了慈父的姿態。
7. friendly
He’s a very talkative, friendly man. 他是一個非常健談、和善的人。
They spoke to one another in a very friendly manner. 他們態度十分和善地彼此交談。
The people were friendly wherever we went. 不管走到哪兒，人們都對我們很友好。
8. lively
She’s twice as lively as her sister. 她比她姐姐活躍一倍。
The band played a lively tune. 樂隊演奏了一支輕快的樂曲。
He's not very friendly towards newcomers. 他對新來的人不太友好。
9. lonely
You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以獨處而不感到寂寞。
He has so few friends that his life is lonely. 他的朋友很少，因此他的生活非常孤單。
She avoids lonely streets. She is afraid of being mugged. 她避免在沒人的馬路上行走。她怕遭搶劫。
10. lovely
It’s a lovely day indeed. 天氣的確很好啊。
Spring is a lovely season. 春天是怡人的季節。
This is a lovely party, but we have to go because of the baby-sitter. 這個晚會真好，但因為要替換那臨時看孩子的人。我們必須回去。
11. manly
Football is a manly sport. 足球是一項激烈的體育運動。
He looks very manly in his uniform. 他穿著制服十分精神。
12. motherly
Her motherly kindness attaches us all to her. 她像母親一般仁慈,我們大家都很依戀她。
Natalie, silent, regarded them both with a satirical motherly look. 娜塔麗默默地用諷刺，但是慈祥的目光望著他們兩人。
13. silly
It sounds silly. 這話聽起來很愚蠢。
It was silly to believe him. 相信他的話是愚蠢的。
That’s rather a silly question. 那是個相當愚蠢的問題。
14. sisterly
She had a true sisterly feeling for her brother. 她對兄長懷有真正的骨肉之情。
The sisterly chat between the two of them lasted till midnight. 她們倆之間的親密交談一直繼續到半夜。
15. ugly
The baby’s less ugly than you. 這孩子不像你那麼醜。
The ugly frog became a handsome prince. 醜陋的青蛙變成了英俊的王子。
You aren’t rich；still you could do something to help him. 你雖然不富有，但你仍可以給予他幫助。
16. unfriendly
I felt that she wets unfriendly. 我覺得她不友好。
Tom is very unfriendly to me as well. 湯姆對我也很不友善。
I find her very aloof and unfriendly. 我覺得她非常冷淡，不好相處。
Do not think that Americans are in such a hurry that they are unfriendly. 不要認為美國人如此匆忙是不友善的。
17. unlikely
Seeing that he’s ill, he’s unlikely to come. 他既然有病，那就不大可能來了。
The job is unlikely to be finished inside of a year. 這工作一年之內不見得能完成。
They are unlikely to stay in power after the next election. 下次選舉之後他們不太可能繼續執政。
18. womanly
They give away the fact that they haven't the instincts of a womanly woman. 她們洩露了一個事實，那就是她們不具有女性的本能。
She went, with her neat figure, and her sober womanly step, down the dark street. 她順著黑暗的街道走去，顯出利落勻稱的身材，邁著端莊的女人的步子。