fondly

adverb fond·ly \ ˈfän-(d)lē \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

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Definition of fondly

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

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Examples of fondly in a Sentence

She remembers their time together fondly.

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Many spoke fondly of Rankin's kindness and his love for landscaping.

— bree burkitt, azcentral, "Former Navajo Nation police officer sentenced to 16 years in prison for fatal DUI crash," 14 July 2018
Trump speaks fondly of Putin and a desire for better relations with Moscow, but the rest of his executive branch remains highly critical and deeply suspicious of the Russian president and the Kremlin’s intentions.

— matthew lee, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump wish for warm Putin ties highlights policy disconnect," 14 July 2018
The 25-year-old previously spent two years with Juventus and spoke fondly of Italy not long after joining Chelsea.

— SI.com, "Chelsea Seeking Ambitious €110m Swap Deal to Exchange Morata for Serie A Superstar," 25 May 2018
While Ware was suspended for Kentucky’s Music City Bowl loss to Northwestern, multiple teammates spoke fondly of him in the buildup to the game.

— jon hale, The Courier-Journal, "Denzil Ware to leave Kentucky football program as graduate transfer," 3 May 2018
This is hardly the first time De La Garza has spoken fondly of her daughter’s ex since their breakup.

— maria pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Demi Lovato’s Mom Says Wilmer Valderrama Split ‘Broke’ Her: ‘We Were Just So Upset’," 16 Apr. 2018
My grandmother often speaks fondly about, of all things, waiting in line to eat at the original RJ Grunts in Lincoln Park.

— steve heisler, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / Food & Drink Lettuce now praise Richard Melman, one of the greatest innovators in Chicago food history," 16 Apr. 2018
Many, however, were longtime Philadelphians who fondly remembered when Baring Street was a part of a thriving African American community back in the 1940s, ’50s and early ’60s.

— elizabeth wellington, Philly.com, "Akwaaba chooses theme for West Philadelphia bed-and-breakfast | Elizabeth Wellington," 5 July 2018
That man is Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore, known more fondly as Bobby Moore.

— SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 13 Weeks to Go - East-End Hero Bobby Moore, England's Greatest Ever Player," 24 Mar. 2018

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