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loverly

[luhv-er-lee]
adjective, adverb
  1. like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a lover; loverlike.
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Origin of loverly

First recorded in 1870–75; lover + -ly
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for loverly

Historical Examples

  • He spoke in loverly vein, and Cally was able to answer soothingly.

    V. V.'s Eyes

    Henry Sydnor Harrison

  • For after twenty-three years of marriage, the note of loverly extravagance is as rare as the note of the cuckoo in July.

    Far to Seek

    Maud Diver

  • I bin lookin' at the cards for you, miss, an' I see a loverly future,' she began in a coaxing voice. '

    Our Elizabeth

    Florence A. Kilpatrick

  • "Loverly," answered the little beggar in a mollified voice, and for a moment or two there was again silence.

    That Little Beggar

    E. King Hall

  • And urged by his welling love he again embraced her and again pressed a loverly kiss upon Matilda's veil.