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affectionately en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈfɛkʃənətli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English affectionate Middle English -ly English -ly English affectionately From affectionate + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an affectionate manner.
    • Catherine is affectionately known as "Kit Kat" to her friends.
    • The couple were touching each other affectionately.
    • After riding high for two decades, the company that makes the hulky bikes that devoted riders affectionately call Hogs is sputtering. 2009 March 22, Susanna Hamner, “Harley, You’re Not Getting Any Younger”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:

Forms

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most affectionately Degree=Sup lexicographic
more affectionately Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (10)

fi hellästi (in an affectionate manner) · eo aminde (in an affectionate manner) · eo ame (in an affectionate manner) · nrf affectueusement (in an affectionate manner) · pt carinhosamente (in an affectionate manner) · pl czule (in an affectionate manner) · pt afetuosamente (in an affectionate manner) · es afectuosamente (in an affectionate manner) · fr affectueusement (in an affectionate manner) · ca afectuosament (in an affectionate manner)