# adversely

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #20,279

## Definitions
1. In an adverse manner.

## Etymology
From adverse + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **adversity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adversely-vs-adversity)
- **adverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverse-vs-adversely)
- **adversary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adversary-vs-adversely)

## Common misspellings (14)
`addversely`, `adevrsely`, `adveresly`, `adverrsely`, `adverselly`, `adverselyy`, `adverseyl`, `adversley`, `adverssely`, `advesrely`, `advresely`, `advversely`, `avdersely`, `daversely`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adversely