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tendrely

tendrely is the obsolete form of tenderly.

Meaning of tenderly

Adverb

tenderly (comparative more tenderly, superlative most tenderly)

  1. In a tender manner; gently; sweetly.
    • and the hour striking at which I was oblig'd to dispatch my young man, I tenderly advised him of the necessity there was for parting1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC

Forms of tendrely

comparativemore tendrely
superlativemost tendrely

Origin of tendrely

From tendre + -ly.

Questions about tendrely

What is tendrely the obsolete form of?
Tendrely is the obsolete form of tenderly.

Words near tendrely in the dictionary

  1. tendovaginitis
  2. tendrac
  3. tendracs
  4. tendre
  5. tendred
  6. tendrely
  7. tendres
  8. tendresse
  9. tendries
  10. tendril
  11. tendril perversion

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