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Definition of Fondly
1. Adverb. With fondness; with love. "She spoke to her children fondly"
Definition of Fondly
1. adv. Foolishly.
Definition of Fondly
1. Adverb. Foolishly. ¹
2. Adverb. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fondly
1. in a fond manner [adv]
Medical Definition of Fondly
1. 1. Foolishly. " Make him speak fondly like a frantic man." (Shak) 2. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly. " My heart, untarveled, fondly turns to thee." (Goldsmith) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fondly
Literary usage of Fondly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"fondly. Within the bush, her covert nest A little linnet fondly prest, ...
By the faith you fondly plighted ; . S. Stay, my charmer t His cheek to her's he ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1772)
"... And fondly fued, and warmly prefs'd To win me to his mind. Each night increas'd
my fear ; When wandering in this northern garb Each ..."
3. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"Snatch'd from our sight, we eagerly pursue, And fondly would recall her to our Mew.
1 I TAKE it extremely ill that you do not reckon conspicuous persons of ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... his residence at Tiberias," and the neighbouring cities of Palestine were
filled with the remains of a people who fondly adhered to the promised land. ..."
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