Comparison of Adfeaiues Adjeotives
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Comparison.
75. Here belongI. Many adjectives which, from the nature of their signification, do not admit of comparison; as, hodiernus, of to-day; annuus, annual; mortalts, mortal. 2. Some special words; as, mfrus, gna-rus, merns; and a few others.
FORMATION
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COMPARISON
OF ADVERBS.
76. Adverbs are for the most part derived from adjectives, and depend upon them for their comparison. I. Adverbs derived from adjectives of the First and Second Declensions form the Positive by changing -I of the Genitive Singular to .e; those derived from adjectives of the Third Declension, by changing -is of the Genitive Singular to -Iter ; as,-
earns, pulcher, acer, levis, Q.
care, dearly; pulchre, beautifitlly; acriter, fiercely ; leviter, lightly.
But Adjectives in -ns, and a few others, add -ter (instead of -dter), to form the Adverb; as,sapiens, audax, sollers,
sapienter, wisely ; audacter, boldly ; sollerter, skillfully.
2. The Comparative of all Adverbs regularly consists of the Accusative Singular Neuter of the Comparative of the Adjective; while the Superlative of the Adverb is formed by changing the -i of the Genitive Singular of the Superlative of the Adjective to -e. Thus-
(carus) (pulcher)
(acer) (levis) (sapiens)
(audax)
care, dearly, pulchre, beautifully, acriter,fiercely, leviter, lightly, sapienter, wisely, audacter, boldly,
cartus, pulchrius, acriua, levius, sapientrus, audacius,
carissime. pulcherrrms. acerrime. levissime. sapientissim8. audacissime.