TOM SWIFTIES XIV

Add the appropriate adverb (or other finish) to complete these Tom Swifties.

 

1. "Do you know the address of this place?" Tom asked ________.

 

2. "This is really, really nonsensical," Tom said __________.

 

3. "Our local clergyman has a toothache," Tom said __________.

 

4. "Your trousers have split open," was Tom's __________ comment.

 

5. "I know which way the wind blows," said Tom __________.

 

6. "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and .........." Tom said __________.

 

7. ".......... and you lose some," said Tom __________ 

8. "Consult an investment broker," was Tom's __________ answer.

9. "Stop, horse! Stop!" cried Tom __________.

10. "I'm suspicious of anyone who speaks a foreign language," said Tom _________.

 

Answers:

 

1. warily

2. supercilliously

3. vicariously

4. unseemly

5. vainly

6. timelessly

7. winsomely

8. stock

9. woefully

10. xenophobically