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overfondly

overfondly adverb: with excessive fondness.

Adverb

overfondly (comparative more overfondly, superlative most overfondly)

  1. With excessive fondness.

Forms of overfondly

comparativemore overfondly
superlativemost overfondly

Origin of overfondly

From overfond + -ly.

Questions about overfondly

What does overfondly mean?
Overfondly means with excessive fondness.
What part of speech is overfondly?
Overfondly is an adverb.

Words near overfondly in the dictionary

  1. overfond
  2. overfondle
  3. overfondled
  4. overfondles
  5. overfondling
  6. overfondly
  7. overfondness
  8. overfoolish
  9. overfoot
  10. overfooted
  11. overfooting

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