fondly
adverb
fond·ly
ˈfän-(d)lē 
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 …—
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She remembers their time together fondly.
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He got choked up while speaking fondly about his wife Tonya and how much her support has meant to him.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Several of Mourinho’s calls from his first spell are still remembered fondly — from his commitment to Angel Di Maria to short-term solutions such as Emmanuel Adebayor, whose half-season loan spell from Manchester City proved highly valuable during a crucial stretch of 2010-11.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Rudisha, the 32-year-old rhino fondly known as Rudy, was born at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas in 1993 and moved to the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance in 2016 from the Oklahoma City Zoo, according to Denver Zoo officials.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Carbajal’s father, Inocencio Carbajal Rojas, or more fondly referred to as El Güero, is more hands-off these days, having put in decades of work in the kitchen and beyond.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Several of Mourinho’s calls from his first spell are still remembered fondly — from his commitment to Angel Di Maria to short-term solutions such as Emmanuel Adebayor, whose half-season loan spell from Manchester City proved highly valuable during a crucial stretch of 2010-11.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Rudisha, the 32-year-old rhino fondly known as Rudy, was born at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas in 1993 and moved to the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance in 2016 from the Oklahoma City Zoo, according to Denver Zoo officials.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Carbajal’s father, Inocencio Carbajal Rojas, or more fondly referred to as El Güero, is more hands-off these days, having put in decades of work in the kitchen and beyond.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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“Fondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fondly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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