Oh Tommmm...where art thou?

-1: "This pill will liven you up" Tom said PEP PIL y

-2: "I must pay off my loans" Tom said p IOUS ly

-3: "My goal has diminished" Tom said AIM LESS ly

-4: "I'm taking off prior to September" Tom said AUGUST ly

-5: "There's an insect in the washroom" Tom said A LOO FLY

-6: "I need to name my duck" Tom said DAFFI ly

-7: "I need to complete my task" Tom said DUTI FULL y

-8: "Hey Mom, turn the pot over" Tom said FLIP PAN tly

4. augustly

8. flippantly

5. aphidly??

3. aimlessly

All ok except curly...

1. Perkily.

"Not mine" I replied lexically

5. aloofly

"Yes" I replied positively...

"Hints added" I said tipsily...

1. peppily

Hints/tipsily, indeed.

You got it Marian!

Nice ones, Denis - how's about "daffily" for number 6?

"Yes" I answered quackly.

7. dutifully

It's my duti to answer "yes"!

2. piously is the only word I can think of that fits and has 3 consecutive vowels but I don't think it's right.

Good one Bob: loans are iou's !

That wraps it up...thanks for playing everyone....