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Fondly

//ˈfɑndli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

    "He looked fondly at the pictures of his high-school friends."

  2. 2
    Foolishly. dated

    ""Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" / I fondly ask..."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with fondness; with love wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English fondly, fondely, fonnedli, equivalent to fond + -ly.

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