adv
Meaning 1
In a dear or precious manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the funeral of our dearly beloved sister
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dearly
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈdɪɹli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɪəli/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH1 R L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In a dear or expensive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a dearly priced item
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
At great expense; dear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He paid dearly for his mistake.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
at a great cost
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he paid dearly for the food
- this cost him dear
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dear
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
with affection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she loved him dearly
- he treats her affectionately
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affectionately, dear
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I would dearly love to know
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in a heartfelt way
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), equivalent to dear + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: скъпо (skǎpo) — in a dear manner
- Portuguese: caramente — in a dear manner