fondly
adverb
fond·ly
ˈfän-(d)lē 
1
archaic
: in a foolish manner : foolishly
2
: in a fond manner : affectionately
spoke of her fondly
3
: in a willingly credulous manner
It would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader …—
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She remembers their time together fondly.
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Made in late 1983, the assembly cut ran about 2 hours, 35 minutes, about an hour longer than the movie released in June 1984, now fondly remembered as an ‘80s classic.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
At a time when parents worry over how much screen time their kids have, Jane Wiseman fondly looks back on a childhood spent obsessed with TV and movies.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2026
But those bumbling ‘62 Mets are now looked back upon somewhat fondly, because seven years later, the Amazin’ Mets were born.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The writers did some tightening by eliminating one significant character – the not-so-clueless grandfather played in the film by Barnard Hughes – whose absence requires the movie’s fondly remembered final words to go to another character, a switch that undercuts the joke more than a bit.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
At a time when parents worry over how much screen time their kids have, Jane Wiseman fondly looks back on a childhood spent obsessed with TV and movies.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2026
But those bumbling ‘62 Mets are now looked back upon somewhat fondly, because seven years later, the Amazin’ Mets were born.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The writers did some tightening by eliminating one significant character – the not-so-clueless grandfather played in the film by Barnard Hughes – whose absence requires the movie’s fondly remembered final words to go to another character, a switch that undercuts the joke more than a bit.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Fondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fondly. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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