Page 12 - Selective Adverbs Having Mostly Negative Connotations
Word	Modifies	Used in a Sentence	Definitions
177. lamely	verb	He lamely defended his actions.	weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory
178. lasciviously	verb	He lasciviously spied upon the ladies.	given or expressing lust; lecherous; salacious
179. lawlessly	verb	Lawlessly they ran their business.	contrary to the law; unruly; not governed by law
180. lazily	verb	She lazily tended to her job at the office	resistant to work or effort; disposed to idleness
181. lethargically	verb	He lethargically loafed away the whole day.	marked by lack of energy; listless; lazy;
182. lewdly	verb	He lewdly sought young women.	preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful
183. licentiously	adjective	He was known for licentiously bad behavior.	lack moral discipline; having no regard for accepted rules
184. limply	verb	He limply shook my hand.	weak or spiritless; lacking strength or firmness
185. listlessly	verb	She listlessly droned on with her story.	lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort
186. loudly	verb	He loudly proclaimed his innocence.	clamorous and insistent; characterized by high sound
187. lowly	adjective	He held a lowly meaningless job.	in a meek or humble manner; in a low condition or position
188. ludicrously	adjective	He gave a ludicrously stupid explanation.	laughable because of obvious absurdity; foolish
189. luridly	verb	He luridly stared at the dancing girls.	causing shock or horror; gruesome
190. lustfully	verb	He lustfully leered at the ladies.	excited or driven by unrestrained sexual craving
191. madly	verb	He was madly in love with her.	in a crazy way; insanely; in a foolish manner; rashly
192. malevolently	adjective	He had malevolently wicked ideas.	wishing harm on others; malicious; having ill will
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