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Deary vs Dearly - What's the difference?

deary | dearly |

As a noun deary

is a dear; a darling.

As an adverb dearly is

in a dear manner.

deary

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* dearie

Noun

(dearies)
  • (informal) A dear; a darling.
  • (informal) A term of address for a female.
    • Listen, deary . I'd appreciate your not talking about my son like that.

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    dearly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • in a dear manner