Speechless vs. Its Adverb

Grammatically, no. However, the adjective seems possible as an afterthought: He leaves as she stares at him, speechless or Speechless, she stares at him as he leaves.

(I can’t say I’ve ever heard stare after someone; only at sounds natural to me.)

Snarf......He leaves as she stares (after)(at) him, speechless.
Is it okay that way without using the adverb, "speechlessly"? Yes, it's okay. "speechlessly" is an extremely uncommon word, so much so that I had to check a dictionary to see if it's a real word. A

Aspara Gus Grammatically, no. However, the adjective seems possible as an afterthought: He leaves as she stares at him,speechless.

(I can’t say I’ve ever heard stare after someone; only at sounds natural to me.)

She stares after him because he's walking away.

So there should be a comma after "him"?

SnarfSo there should be a comma after "him"?

Yes there should be, if you want to use "speechless".

SnarfShe stares after him because he's walking away.

I don’t like this one at all.

Aspara GusSnarfShe stares after him because he's walking away. I don’t like this one at all.

What do you mean "this one"? I wasn't trying to reword it. I'm just telling you why I used "after" in the first place.

canadian45 SnarfSo there should be a comma after "him"?Yes there should be, if you want to use "speechless".

Well, let me ask you something, Canadian: Doesn't the comma there make it look like he's the one who's speechless rather than her? Because it is her that is speechless, not him.

SnarfI wasn't trying to reword it. I'm just telling you why I used "after" in the first place.

I mistook your "explanation" as a new example sentence, and you can hardly blame me, because you don’t italicize or color your examples.

(I’m still not wild about after, but OK.)

That "after" is plain English. From the Oxford on line: "(with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away: she stared after him"

enoonThat "after" is plain English. From the Oxford on line: "(with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away: she stared after him"

Well, I’ll be damned.