fondly
Use Fondly in a sentence
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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| —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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Example sentences
Speaking fondly of the time they spend together leaves their partner feeling appreciated.
Today he remembers both experiences fondly as character forming.
But in retirement he has become a sort of grandfather figure, looked upon fondly, and he regularly tops popularity polls.
Locals fondly remember getting their haircut in the building when it also provided barber services in later years.
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