What does affectionately mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dearly, affectionately, dearadverb

    with affection

    "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"

Wiktionary

  1. affectionatelyadverb

    In an affectionate manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Affectionatelyadverb

    In an affectionate manner; fondly; tenderly; benevolently.

    Etymology: from affectionate.

Wikipedia

  1. Affectionately

    Affectionately (April 26, 1960 – 1979) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

ChatGPT

  1. affectionately

    Affectionately refers to an action or behavior being done in a loving, caring, or fond manner. It implies a sense of warmth, tenderness, or endearment towards another person.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Affectionatelyadverb

    with affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly

Wikidata

  1. Affectionately

    Affectionately was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of affectionately in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of affectionately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of affectionately in a Sentence

  1. Walt Whitman, Preface to Leaves of Grass, 1855:

    The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.

  2. Jenny Fitzgerald:

    The affectionately named' rubber ring' concept proposes a new central hub around the old' control tower' with hotel foyer, restaurant, banqueting space and spa.

  3. Johanna Rode-Margono:

    Javan warty pigs are of a similar body size to European wild boar but are a bit more slender and have longer heads, males have three pairs of enormous warts on their faces. It is these characteristics that have led to them being affectionately labelled as ‘the world’s ugliest pig’ but, certainly to us and our researchers, they are rather beautiful and impressive.

  4. Janine Lutz:

    I had no idea it was that bad, that’s really lighting a fire under my butt to work harder. The Veterans Crisis Line provides 24/7 support to veterans in distress, as well as concerned friends and family members. Staffers are available by phone at 800-273-8255 (Press 1), online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat, and via text at 838255. The volume of phone calls the Crisis Line receives is staggering. The VA told Fox News that since October 31, 2017, the Veterans Crisis Line has fielded approximately 222,000 calls from veterans who are having thoughts of suicide. That is in addition to the 49,000 calls from family members or friends who are concerned about a veteran who is considering suicide. That breaks down to nearly 950 calls from veterans (or nearly 40 calls per hour) every day since Halloween, and more than 200 calls a day from friends and family. Lutz, who li ves in Florida, is affectionately referred to by many in the veterans' community as.

  5. Malik Yusef:

    Me and my friends, we affectionately call Pope Francis the first 'Hip-Hop Pope,' he does things that the hip-hop culture gravitates to ... He's a fly person, he speaks his mind, he speaks his heart. That's what hip-hop is.

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