warmly

adverb

warm·​ly ˈwȯrm-lē 

1

: in a manner characterized or accompanied by warmth of emotion

greeted us warmly

2

: in a manner that causes or maintains warmth

dressed warmly

Examples of warmly in a Sentence

The new official was warmly applauded.

It's cold out, so be sure to dress warmly.

Recent Examples on the Web

Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

The film’s sombre tone and subject matter likely put a damper on the Lido crowd’s reaction, but the movie was well received, with the audience rising for a standing ovation, clapping warmly for four minutes. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Loud but not deafening, swank but not stuffy, Vandell is a warmly stylish haunt, a place to land at any point in an evening. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Ascherson’s sympathy for Scottish nationalism, however, has not always been warmly received, even by a generation of Scottish writers who view him with something approaching devotion. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for warmly

• uniformly