fondly

UK /ˈfɑndli/ US /ˈfɑndli/

adv 2

Definitions

adv

In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

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

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.

Collocations

ADJ.

fearful, light, loved, other, still, understood

VERB + FONDLY

cherished, denied, gazed, looked, remember, remembered, remembers, speaks

FONDLY + NOUN

childhood, hearts, mycenae's, pictures, prick

PREP.

about, despite, in, since

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with fondness

lovingly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

[…] 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.

Wiktionary

Once again, Mrs. Lee speaks fondly of the past, and it is impossible to stop her.

Tatoeba · #243659

My mother gazed at me fondly.

Tatoeba · #320868

As the days passed, she loved the prince more fondly, and he loved her as he would love a little child, but it never came into his head to make her his wife.

Tatoeba · #2672449

Usage Notes

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In some senses, fondly is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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