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dearly

/ˈdɪəli/DIR-lee
/ˈdɪɹli/DIR-lee

Meaningin a dear way

Common meaning: very much

Other meanings: at great cost

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishdeoresourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishderesource
  3. Englishdear‘loved’
  4. Englishformed in English from deardearly‘very much’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dear + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DEAR, p.154 · scan

Source words

  • deore Old English · source word “precious, costly”

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