fondly

adverb fond·ly \ ˈfän-(d)lē \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

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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Councilwoman Kathleen Peele remembered Zriny fondly.

— fernando alfonso iii, Houston Chronicle, "Former Texas city councilman, disabled daughter found dead in home," 10 Apr. 2018
Before taking the dogs outside, Stahl, who was convicted of murder, spoke fondly of Howie's less-rambunctious side.

— holly v. hays, Indianapolis Star, "These greyhounds are adorable. The prisoners think so, too.," 9 Apr. 2018
Older, conservative South Koreans, who remembered the dictatorship of Park's father fondly as a period of strength for the country, were her electoral base and a common sight throughout the impeachment process.

— paula hancocks, CNN, "Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye sentenced to 24 years in prison," 6 Apr. 2018
Many in northern Minnesota still speak fondly about the Democrats in their own congressional delegation, and plenty have criticisms of the president’s Twitter habit and of Republican attitudes toward labor unions.

— mitch smith, New York Times, "Trump Is ‘Saving Us’: Minnesota Mining Country Warms to Tariffs and G.O.P.," 4 Apr. 2018
DiFerdinando fondly remembers a challenge in Waters’ class when students were tasked with selling Under Armour T-shirts.

— john-john williams iv, Howard County Times, "How growing up in Howard County shaped these artists and performers," 4 Apr. 2018
Garita, a native of Puebla, Mexico, first made his bones in the Italian kitchen of the now-shuttered but still fondly remembered Il Posto Ristorante in Southfield.

— mark kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "First Look: 'Mexitalian' La Noria now serving grasshopper pizzas in Detroit," 16 Mar. 2018
Shoppers at the Totowa Toys R Us speak fondly of the store March 14, 2018.

— USA TODAY, "Shoppers rush to Toys R Us stores, say they'll miss the chain," 14 Mar. 2018
Another Mercury News piece, also published Saturday, speaks fondly of Sutter's Fort.

— michael mcgough, sacbee, "This Sacramento site is one of California’s best historic parks, one publication says | The Sacramento Bee," 10 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of fondly

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: in a hopeful but not reasonable way

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