devotedlyadv.
In a devoted manner; zealously, enthusiastically.
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the mind > emotion > love > [adverb] > devotedly
devotiously1621
devotedly1812
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adverb]
holdec1000
holdelyc1050
trulya1250
truec1300
faithlyc1350
faithfullya1382
leallyc1394
fayfully?a1400
leala1400
lawfullyc1500
faithful1539
loyallement?1549
loyally1572
devotiously1621
devotedly1812
1812 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) II. 137 Believe how devotedly and sincerely I must now remain yours.
1820 R. Southey Ode Portrait Bp. Heber 4 For this great end devotedly he went, Forsaking friends and kin.
1840 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) III. vii. 109 Mary Duff, one of the Maries to whom Lord Byron was so devotedly attached.
1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 45 He is a lover, and very devotedly in love.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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