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affectionately
[uh-fek-shuh-nit-lee]
adverb
in a way that shows or is characterized by affection or love.
Georgia’s favorite pet is a Russian tortoise, whom she has affectionately named Speedbump.
Other 51Թ Forms
- pseudoaffectionately adverb
- quasi-affectionately adverb
- unaffectionately adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of affectionately1
Example Sentences
The ceremony took place last weekend but was broadcast on ITV on Thursday, with some viewers affectionately declaring Welch the "Queen of England".
Rogers—tanned, athletic and manicured at 68—shook his head affectionately.
This show uses its stars to affectionately poke at roadside Americana with a winking artistic intellect.
"Apu Ambo", as Cardinal David is affectionately called by his congregation, fits that mission well, having spent his life campaigning for the poor and marginalised.
It was the latest blow to the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent, a city affectionately known as The Potteries.
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