Word Meanings - AFFECTIONATELY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.

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• KINDLY
  1. According to the kind or nature; natural. The kindly fruits of the earth. Book of Com. Prayer. An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. Spenser. Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the
• TENDERLY
  In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or affection; kindly. Chaucer.
• AFFECTION
  Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
• AFFECTIONED
  1. Disposed. Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10. 2. Affected; conceited. Shak.
• AFFECTIONATED
  Disposed; inclined. Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
• AFFECTIONATE
  1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. 2. Kindly inclined; zealous. Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat. 3. Proceeding from affection; indicating
• AFFECTIONAL
  Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses; an affectional nature.
• LOVINGLY
  With love; affectionately.
• AFFECTIONATENESS
  The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
• AFFECTIONATELY
  With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.
• FONDLY
  1. Foolishly. Verstegan . Make him speak fondly like a frantic man. Shak. 2. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly. My heart, untarveled, fondly turns to thee. Goldsmith.
• MISAFFECTION
  An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected. Bp. Hall.
• DISAFFECTIONATE
  Not disposed to affection; unfriendly; disaffected. Blount.
• UNKINDLY
  1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious. 2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. "Unkindly crime." Spenser. 3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. Milton.
• DISAFFECTION
  1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike. In the making laws, princes must have regard to . . . the affections and disaffections of the people. Jer. Taylor.