第一类

在friend, brother, woman等词后加上后缀-ly，通常是形容词，而不是副词，其意义为“具有那种本性或本质的”，这类词常见的有：beastly, brotherly, cowardly, earthly, fatherly, friendly, unfriendly, gentlemanly, heavenly, leisurely, manly, masterly, motherly, princely, queenly, kingly, lovely, scholarly, sisterly, womanly等。 如：

What beastly weather! 多么恶劣的天气！

Susan is a friendly girl. 苏珊是一个很友好的女孩。

It is cowardly of you not to admit your mistake. 你不承认错误就不是好样儿的。

He has a very brotherly manner towards the little boys. 他像哥哥一样对待那些小男孩。

No earthly sovereign can do what he pleases. 没有一个世间君王可以为所欲为。

Let me give you a little fatherly advice. 让我谨向你提些慈父般的劝告吧。

Tom is very unfriendly to me as well. 汤姆对我也很不友善。

He looks very manly in his uniform. 他穿着制服十分精神。

This is a masterly piece of work. 这是一件杰作。

We spent a heavenly day at the beach.我们在海滨痛痛快快地玩了一天。

He offered us a princely sum for it. 他慷慨出资要将它买下。

The group tour the museum at a leisurely pace. 这个旅游团悠闲地参观这个博物馆。

Her motherly kindness attaches us all to her. 她像母亲一般仁慈，我们大家都很依恋她。

Englishmen were regarded as the most gentlemanly people in the world. 英国男子曾被认为是世界上最有绅士风度的人。

The sceptre is an attribute of kingly power. 节杖是国王权力的象徵。

The squirrel is a lovely small animal. 松鼠是一种可爱的小动物。

She went, with her neat figure, and her sober womanly step, down the dark street.她顺着黑暗的街道走去，显出利落匀称的身材，迈着端庄的女人的步子。

第二类

在hour, day等表示时间的名词词后若加上词毛-ly，也可用作形容词（此时也可用作副词），其意为“每……”，这类词比较常见的有：hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, biweekly, bimonthly等。例如：

The trains leave at hourly intervals. 列车每隔一小时开出一趟。（hourly为形容词）

We are expecting news hourly. 我们时刻期待着消息。（hourly为副词）

Take two of the tablets three times daily before meals.每日三次，每次两片，饭前服用。（daily为副词）

The news was blazed all over the daily papers. 所有日报都刊登了这条消息。（daily为形容词）

We will pay for houses by monthly instalments.我们将按月分期付款买房。（monthly为形容词）