dearly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪɹli/
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/ˈdɪɹli/ · /ˈdɪəli/

Definition of dearly

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a dear or precious manner.
    “the funeral of our dearly beloved sister”
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adv

  1. In a dear or precious manner.
    “the funeral of our dearly beloved sister”
  2. In a dear or expensive manner.
    “a dearly priced item”
  3. At great expense; dear.
    “He paid dearly for his mistake.”
    “But I take solace in the fact that the public has seen the enormous mountain of evidence proving what Fox did, and Fox paid dearly for it.”

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Etymology

From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), equivalent to dear + -ly.

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