reduplicated adverbs
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A productive pattern in Japanese where a verb or adjective is reduplicated to form an adverb meaning 'X-ly' with emotional coloring. 泣く泣く (tearfully), 嫌々 (reluctantly), 渋々 (grudgingly), いそいそ (eagerly).
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A productive pattern in Japanese where a verb or adjective is reduplicated to form an adverb meaning 'X-ly' with emotional coloring. 泣く泣く (tearfully), 嫌々 (reluctantly), 渋々 (grudgingly), いそいそ (eagerly).