Affectionately
showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender:
an affectionate embrace.
having great affection or love; warmly attached; loving:
your affectionate brother.
obsolete.
strongly disposed or inclined.
p-ssionate; headstrong.
biased; partisan.
contemporary examples
the volcano is affectionately known as the “mercedes benz” of toking up.
how rich people smoke pot paul schrodt february 6, 2010
disraeli affectionately (and with irreverence that shocked everyone but la reine) referred to victoria as the “faery queen.”
bachelor brad womack’s hidden brilliance nicole laporte february 19, 2011
or as jon goldwater, publisher and co-ceo of archie comics, affectionately calls him, “archie west.”
lena dunham and the renaissance of archie andrews (he’s not dead yet) hugh ryan april 8, 2014
a liberal’s conception of tolerance presupposes what we once affectionately called “the enlightenment.”
women: talk to the wall bernard avishai june 13, 2013
these physical traits signal a woman who is “protective of her family” and also “affectionately s-xual.”
tea party lewinsky look-alikes the daily beast october 3, 2010
historical examples
we turned to the right and i took james affectionately by the arm.
punch, or the london charivari, vol. 147, september 16, 1914 various
“she does,—i am sure she does say so,” responded bertha, affectionately.
fairy fingers anna cora mowatt ritchie
uarda wept aloud; nefert put her arm around her affectionately.
uarda, complete georg ebers
“in that case i will not abandon my friends,” said the doctor, affectionately.
white lies charles reade
she was speaking tenderly, affectionately, as if in motherly counsel to a son in danger of going wrong.
the torrent vicente blasco ibaez
adjective
having or displaying tender feelings, affection, or warmth: an affectionate mother, an affectionate letter
adv.
1580s, from affectionate + -ly (2).
adj.
1580s, “fond, loving,” from affection + -ate (1). early, now mostly obsolete, senses included “inclined” (1530s), “prejudiced” (1530s), “p-ssionate” (1540s), “earnest” (c.1600). other forms also used in the main modern sense of the word included affectious (1580s), affectuous (mid-15c.).
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