dearly

Meaning

  1. In a dear or precious manner.
  2. In a dear or expensive manner.
  3. At great expense; dear.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪɹli/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), equivalent to dear + -ly.

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