See Also: fondly(medicine)
fondly(1)(dictionary)
fondly(2)(dictionary)
fondly(dictionary)

fondly(2) (iou)



fondly adverb. LME.
[from FOND adjective + -LY2.]
Foolishly, ignorantly. LME-M17.
Affectionately, tenderly, lovingly. L16.
Coleridge Fondly in his arms he took Fair Geraldine. E. Waugh She..asked fondly about his injuries.
With self-deceiving, affectionate, or foolish credulity. M18.
W. Irving I will henceforth..endeavour to be all that she fondly imagined me.