adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner are usually formed from adjectives by adding –ly:
       bad > badly; quiet > quietly; recent > recently; sudden > suddenly

but there are sometimes changes in spelling:
       easy > easily; gentle > gently

If an adjective ends in –ly we use the phrase in a …. way to express manner:

       Silly > He behaved in a silly way.
       Friendly > She spoke in a friendly way.

A few adverbs of manner have the same form as the adjective:

       They all worked hard.
       She usually arrives late.
        I hate driving fast.

Note: hardly and lately have different meanings:
       He could hardly walk = It was difficult for him to walk.
       I haven’t seen John lately = I haven’t seen John recently.

We often use phrases with like as adverbials of manner:

       She slept like a baby.
       He ran like a rabbit.

Adverbs of manner and link verbs

We very often use adverbials with like after link verbs:

       Her hands felt like ice.
       It smells like fresh bread.

But we do not use other adverbials of manner after link verbs. We use adjectives instead:

       They looked happily happy.
       That bread smells deliciously delicious.