fondly
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/ˈfɑndli/
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/ˈfɑndli/ · /ˈfɒndli/
Definition of fondly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
“He looked fondly at the pictures of his high-school friends.”
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adv
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In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
“He looked fondly at the pictures of his high-school friends.”
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(dated)Foolishly.
“"Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" / I fondly ask...”
“[…] she fondly believes that ten millions of the free people of the Union will allow her and her seceding brethren to open and shut the portals of this mighty region at their pleasure.”
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Etymology
From Middle English fondly, fondely, fonnedli, equivalent to fond + -ly.
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