Fondly
[fond-lee] /ˈfɒnd li/
adverb
1.
in a manner; lovingly or affectionately:
He looked fondly at his child.
2.
Archaic. with complacent credulity; foolishly.
adj.
mid-14c., “foolishly,” from fond + -ly (2). Meaning “affectionately” is from 1590s.
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