fondly

Definition

In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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