affectionately

English

Etymology

affectionate +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈfɛkʃənətli/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
Hyphenation: af‧fec‧tion‧ate‧ly

Adverb

affectionately (comparative more affectionately, superlative most affectionately)

In an affectionate manner.
Catherine is affectionately known as "Kit Kat" to her friends.

The couple were touching each other affectionately.

Translations

in an affectionate manner

Catalan: afectuosament (ca)
Esperanto: ame, aminde
Finnish: hellästi (fi)
French: affectueusement (fr)
Norman: affectueusement
Polish: czule (pl)
Portuguese: afetuosamente, carinhosamente
Spanish: afectuosamente (es)

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