fondly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in a loving manner

   I looked at them fondly.

2. 2
   adv

   In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

   He looked fondly at the pictures of his high-school friends.

3. 3
   adv

   Foolishly.

   "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" / I fondly ask...

Etymology

From Middle English fondly, fondely, fonnedli, equivalent to fond + -ly.