dearly
Britishadverb
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very much
I would dearly like you to go
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affectionately
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at a great cost
Example Sentences
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Salah is indeed a victim of his own standards and as such, his drop-off has been felt dearly.
From BBC
"Costa Rica has taught me a lot. It's a country that I not only love dearly, but I admire," she said.
From Barron's
That was the quickest way to the kitchen and I dearly loved that part of the house.
From Literature
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CoStar Group pushed into the data business, creating dominance over information on building size, age, tenants and sale prices—data that the established firms once controlled and now pay CoStar dearly to access.
It cost her dearly as she finished just 1.89 points behind Liu, who surged to gold with her Donna Summer's disco version of "MacArthur Park".
From Barron's
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