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fond·ly

   [fond-lee]
adverb
1.
in a fond manner; lovingly or affectionately: He looked fondly at his child.
2.
Archaic. with complacent credulity; foolishly.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see fond1, -ly
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fond1 (fɒnd)
 
—adj (foll by of)
1.  predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
2.  loving; tender: a fond embrace
3.  indulgent; doting: a fond mother
4.  (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized: he had fond hopes of starting his own business
5.  archaic, dialect or
 a.  foolish
 b.  credulous
 
[C14 fonned, from fonnen to be foolish, from fonne a fool]
 
'fondly1
 
—adv
 
'fondness1
 
—n

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fondly
mid-14c., foolishly, from fond + -ly (2). Meaning affectionately is from 1590s.
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