Adverbs that start with H! Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs in a sentence. For example, look at the following three sentences.
- The singer sings loudly. (Modify verb)
- He is a very tall boy in our school. (Modify adjective)
- The rain ended too quickly. (Modify another adverb)
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Adverbs can also modify a whole sentence. There are many adverbs that you can use to structure your sentences and add some excellent descriptions to other parts of speech. In this lesson, you’ll explore 121 adverbs that start with h in English with definitions and examples.
Adverbs that Start with H with Definitions
| Adverb | Definition |
| Half | to the extent of a half |
| Halfway | not very |
| Handily | in a skilful manner or usefully |
| Handsomely | successfully or in a handsome manner |
| Happen | possibly |
| Hard | with great effort or energy |
| Harmlessly | in a harmless manner |
| Hazily | in an indistinct way or a way that is not clear |
| Heaps | very much |
| Heartily | sincerely or in a hearty manner |
| Humanly | in the human beings’ manner |
| Helplessly | in a helpless manner |
| High | to a large distance from the ground |
| Hereby | by this means or with this action |
| Here | in, at, or to this place (especially toward the speaker) |
| Highly | in or to a high place, degree, level, amount or rank |
| Hideously | in a very ugly way |
| Hilariously | in an extremely funny way |
| Honestly | in a truthful way |
| Hopefully | used to express what someone hopes will happen |
List of Adverbs that Start with H
- Habitually
- Hairily
- Half
- Half-Heartedly
- Half-Price
- Halfway
- Haltingly
- Hammily
- Handily
- Handsomely
- Haphazardly
- Haplessly
- Haply
- Happen
- Happily
- Hard
- Hardily
- Hardly
- Harmfully
- Harmlessly
- Harmoniously
- Harshly
- Hastily
- Haughtily
- Hazily
- Headfirst
- Headily
- Headlong
- Head-On
- Headward
- Healthily
- Adverbs that Start with D
- Heaps
- Heartily
- Heatedly
- Heavenward
- Heavily
- Hecticly
- Heedlessly
- Heftily
- Hellishly
- Helluva
- Hellward
- Helpfully
- Helplessly
- Helter-Skelter
- Hence
- Henceforth
- Here
- Hereabouts
- Hereafter
- Hereat
- Hereaway
- Hereby
- Herein
- Hereinafter
- Hereinto
- Hereof
- Hereon
- Hereto
- Heretofore
- Hereunto
- Hereupon
- Herewith
- Heroically
- Hesitantly
- Hiddenly
- Hideously
- Hierarchically
- Higgledy-Piggledy
- High
- Highly
- Hilariously
- Hiply
- Historically
- Histrionically
- Hither
- Hitherto
- Hoarily
- Hoarsely
- Hokily
- Holily
- Holistically
- Hollowly
- Homeward
- Homewards
- Honestly
- Honorably
- Hopefully
- Hopelessly
- Hopingly
- Horizontally
- Hornily
- Horrendously
- Horribly
- Horrifically
- Horrifyingly
- Horsily
- Hospitably
- Hotfoot
- Hotheadedly
- Hotly
- Hourly
- How
- Howbeit
- However
- Howsoever
- Huffily
- Hugely
- Humanely
- Humanly
- Humbly
- Humidly
- Humorously
- Hungrily
- Huntedly
- Hurriedly
- Hurtfully
- Hushedly
- Huskily
- Hypocritically
- Hysterically