Definition of affectionately in English:
affectionately
adverb əˈfɛkʃənətliəˈfɛkʃənətli
In a way that displays fondness or tenderness.
Tammy embraced the girl and kissed the top of her head affectionately
Example sentencesExamples
- He affectionately remembers the late Lon Chaney.
- Affectionately known in debating circles as the "freak school," the university's Debating Society has managed to attend several tournaments this term.
- The elephant is the largest vegetarian of all, with a sophisticated social life, loving and affectionately caring for its own.
- It almost seems as if the university is isolated from the real world—a little bubble we affectionately call home.
- She describes the work as warm and satisfying, where she is liked and regarded affectionately by all those who work in the village.
- This series of paintings affectionately evokes the experience of watching movies.
- Some of his greatest work was created with his arms draped affectionately over his looming bass as he lost himself in the music.
- The father heard their story, pondered the matter, and then looked at them affectionately.
- Part of that process is to recognize that the universe, that which we affectionately call Mother Nature, loves us regardless.
- He conferences with his sisters, and they decide affectionately to take her into their house to recuperate.
Definition of affectionately in US English:
affectionately
adverbəˈfɛkʃənətliəˈfekSHənətlē
In a way that displays fondness or tenderness.
Tammy embraced the girl and kissed the top of her head affectionately
Example sentencesExamples
- The elephant is the largest vegetarian of all, with a sophisticated social life, loving and affectionately caring for its own.
- She describes the work as warm and satisfying, where she is liked and regarded affectionately by all those who work in the village.
- This series of paintings affectionately evokes the experience of watching movies.
- Part of that process is to recognize that the universe, that which we affectionately call Mother Nature, loves us regardless.
- The father heard their story, pondered the matter, and then looked at them affectionately.
- He conferences with his sisters, and they decide affectionately to take her into their house to recuperate.
- It almost seems as if the university is isolated from the real world—a little bubble we affectionately call home.
- Some of his greatest work was created with his arms draped affectionately over his looming bass as he lost himself in the music.
- He affectionately remembers the late Lon Chaney.
- Affectionately known in debating circles as the "freak school," the university's Debating Society has managed to attend several tournaments this term.