affectionately

[US]/ə'fekʃənətli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. with deep love and warmth, in a friendly manner

Example Sentences

you should behave affectionately towards the patient.

She hugged her daughter affectionately.

He spoke to his grandmother affectionately.

The couple smiled at each other affectionately.

She patted the dog affectionately on the head.

He greeted his old friend affectionately.

The cat rubbed against her affectionately.

They said goodbye affectionately.

She looked at him affectionately.

He touched her arm affectionately.

The old man smiled affectionately at the children.

Real-world Examples

He took John's arm affectionately and they walked back towards the helicopter.

Source: Brave New World

K-83, affectionately known as Cool Rick.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

" Hedwig! " The snowy owl clicked her beak and nibbled his ear affectionately as Harry stroked her feathers.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

And this actually means " to die, " but we use it quite affectionately.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

" I'd forgotten he used to do that, " said Sirius affectionately.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Affectionately called Rotties or Rotts, a well-bred Rottweiler is calm and confident.

Source: Animal World

And this stand offers free bananas. Those who distribute them are affectionately called Beneatha's.

Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2019 Collection

But his teammates affectionately called him excel spreadsheet because of his careful planning.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

And when I didn't listen, I was introduced to his alter ego, affectionately known as The Belt.

Source: NBA Star Speech Collection

The spider, however, stayed wide awake, gazing affectionately at him and making plans for his future.

Source: Charlotte's Web

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