FONDLY


Meaning of FONDLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfän-(d)lē ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.