4 examples of adjectives ended "ly" and how to use them in English 1️⃣friend, friendly(It is an adjective, not to describe an action) Ex: Our new neighbors are very friendly and brought us cookies. 2️⃣coward(noun), cowardly(adj) 🗒This is a person who is not brave, is afraid often even to do what is right or expected. This is the difference just being scared and not brave, often a coward collocate with someone really should be standing up for injustice or being treated badly, but you still don't dare to step in to do the right thing. 👏👏👏We don't usually talk about individuals as cowards, but we will use this in a bigger way. Ex: It was cowardly act to run away and leave his friends behind. ✓: a cowardly government, a cowardly country, anything bigger as well. ✗: The act is cowardly.