fondly

American  

[fond-lee] / ˈfɒnd li /

adverb

1. in a fond manner; lovingly or affectionately.

   He looked fondly at his child.

2. Archaic. with complacent credulity; foolishly.

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Etymology

Origin of fondly

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; fond ¹ + -ly

Example Sentences

Despite being beaten into second, the American Kim spoke fondly of her protege afterwards.

From Barron's

Made with wood, springs and rubber bands, Rich Walker remembers fondly the first robotic hand built by Shadow Robot in the late 1990s.

From BBC

The last email occurs in August 2017 with Tisch pinging Epstein to tell him that he and a friend just had lunch and “were talking very fondly about you.”

From The Wall Street Journal

So Anastasia picked up her hairbrush again, brushed Sam's curls carefully five times, and patted him on his behind fondly.

From Literature

And while there’s no denying the show is taking place in the modern world, the aim was to preserve the look and feel of the original show many fans remember fondly.

From Los Angeles Times

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