gregariously

Thân thiện

She gregariously chats with friends at the sunny park café.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a sociable, companionable, or fond-of-company manner: Describes the way someone acts when they are inclined to associate with or live in groups with others, behaving in a friendly and social way.

Usage

The adverb "gregariously" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed with a sociable, group-oriented quality. It is the adverbial form of the adjective "gregarious."

Examples

• Adverb:
  • She mingled gregariously at the party, chatting with everyone.
  • The birds, which normally live alone, were feeding gregariously at the bird feeder.
  • He worked gregariously, always preferring collaboration to working in isolation.

Advanced Usage

• In Zoology/Biology: Used to describe the behavior of animals that naturally live in flocks, herds, or communities.
  • The fish swam gregariously, forming a large, shimmering school for protection.

Variants and Related Words

• Gregarious (adj): Fond of company; sociable. Also used in biology for animals living in communities.

  • She has a gregarious personality.
  • Sheep are gregarious animals.

• Gregariousness (n): The quality or state of being gregarious.

  • His gregariousness made him popular in social settings.

Synonyms

• Sociably
• Companionably
• Outgoingly (in manner)

Antonyms

• Solitarily
• Reclusively
• Unsociably

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a gregarious manner

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sociably