lovingly  /ˈlə vɪŋ li/ ? Meaning of "lovingly"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) with fondness; with love

Usage(s):

  1. Leslie Caron greets me on the terrace of La Lucarne aux Chouettes, the hotel-restaurant she has lovingly restored on the banks of the Yonne river in northern Burgundy.
  2. The one-time Emperor nurtured the earth lovingly, professing himself content with watering his patch of the motherland.
  3. In Congress he lovingly cared for eastern Carolina's Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune.

Quotes

  1. 2, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said Galileo was an astronomer, but one who "lovingly cultivated his faith and his profound religious conviction."
    on Dec 23, 2008 By: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Source: International Herald Tribune

  2. "It's possible because of the iron will of the lady you lovingly refer to as 'Ma,'" Bush said. "That would be you, Madame President. I appreciate the fact you've ushered in an age of reform, and you've opened up a new chapter in the...
    on Feb 21, 2008 By: President Bush Source: International Herald Tribune

  3. "Lovingly, people might have said, 'Let's not ask her to do that,'" Bean said. "She didn't want that level of protection. She thought, 'I'll decide what I can do and what I can't.'"
    on Mar 27, 2009 By: Melissa Bean Source: FOXNews

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