FONDLY


Meaning of FONDLY in English

adv.

Pronunciation: ' fän-(d)l ē

Function: adverb

Date: 14th century

1 archaic : in a foolish manner : FOOLISHLY

2 : in a fond manner : AFFECTIONATELY <spoke of her fondly >

3 : in a willingly credulous manner <it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader ― Annie Dillard>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.