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Dearly vs Dearest - What's the difference?

dearly | dearest |

As an adverb dearly

is in a dear manner.

As an adjective dearest is

(dear).

As a noun dearest is

a beloved person; a term of endearment.

dearly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • in a dear manner

    • dearest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dear)
  • * So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, / Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXXVII

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beloved person; a term of endearment.

    • Synonyms

    * beloved * honey * darling * sweetheart

    Anagrams

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