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[ adverb ] with affection

Synonyms

dear dearly

Examples

"she loved him dearly" "he treats her affectionately"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

This unit , affectionately dubbed `` The_Monster '' , can be wheeled to any convenient location and provides a wealth of information about the patient 's breathing .

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

And it 's no good looking at me like that '' , as she wound affectionately around his ankles .

Related terms

beloved affectionate beloved affectionate

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Rhymes with

dispassionately passionately disproportionately compassionately proportionately indiscriminately fortunately infinitely definitely unfortunately indefinitely inordinately approximately permanently prominently eminently predominantly imminently intimately ultimately legitimately adequately violently vehemently innocently immaculately abundantly adamantly magnificently extravagantly dishonestly evidently confidently excellently intricately delicately incompetently virulently inadequately arrogantly honestly diligently alternately fortunately unfortunately implicitly triumphantly eloquently negligently patently intelligently defiantly violently consequently significantly elaborately reluctantly exultantly constantly silently subsequently instantly explicitly desperately stridently elegantly hesitantly independently privately desperately minutely indignantly earnestly quietly poignantly valiantly conveniently ardently leniently importantly fraudulently obediently reverently accurately pungently inappropriately inaccurately efficiently sufficiently insufficiently inefficiently unsightly impatiently pleasantly decently blatantly patiently fluently flamboyantly transparently fervently separately urgently deliberately intermittently apparently vehemently concurrently recently stringently inherently unpleasantly prudently complacently incoherently incessantly coherently inadvertently presently imprudently immediately moderately persistently nightly brilliantly differently knightly consistently insistently separately deliberately currently frequently flagrantly obediently infrequently modestly politely competently bluntly abruptly fortnightly resolutely unjustly absolutely ineptly nonchalantly adequately tightly neatly perfectly resolutely manifestly attlee softly sprightly smartly slightly saintly stoutly covertly justly aptly motley distinctly succinctly adroitly robustly innately hotly lightly rightly illicitly acutely tacitly astutely forthrightly concretely intently promptly partly mostly brightly portly completely hartley shortly ghastly gently ghostly flatly faintly firstly vastly expertly sweetly lastly jointly costly courtly

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 F EH1 K SH AH0 N AH0 T L IY0

Similar Spelling

affectionate affectional affectionateness affectation affectioned affectingly affectedness affected_role

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