79. Adverbs may be derived from roots whose meaning permits, by addition
of the adverb-ending "-e", as "felicxe", happily, "kolere", angrily. The
comparison of adverbs is similar to that of adjectives:
POSITIVE. COMPARATIVE. SUPERLATIVE.
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sagxe, wisely pli sagxe, more wisely plej sagxe, most wisely
bone, well pli bone, better plej bone, best
malbone, badly pli malbone, worse plej malbone, worst
ruze, slyly pli ruze, more slyly plej ruze, most slyly
"MALPLI" AND "MALPLEJ".
80. The opposites (67) of "pli" and "plej" are "malpli", less, and
"malplej", least. Their use is similar to that of "pli" and "plej".
(These adverbs may also modify verbs):
Li estas malpli kuragxa, he is less courageous.
Tiuj estis malplej akraj, those were least sharp.
La vento blovis malpli forte, the wind blew less strongly.
Li skribis malplej zorge, he wrote least carefully.
Mi malpli timas ilin, I fear them less.
Vi malplej bezonos helpon, you will need help least.