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“What is the adverbial phrase ‘of course’ but a smug duo dropped in to congratulate writer and reader for already agreeing with each other,” writes Christian Lorentzen for Vulture, joining King’s abolition crusade.

But he noted that “I’m not sure I buy it,” and the two went back-and-forth over the meaning of the “adverbial phrase.”

Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; as, an adverbial phrase or form.

According as is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it.

Adverbial phrase, not yet fully accepted as good English, though the analogy of close by and hard by seems to justify it.