"dearly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪɹli/ [General-American], /ˈdɪəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-dearly.ogg [US] Forms: more dearly [comparative], dearlier [comparative, rare], most dearly [superlative], dearliest [rare, superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), equivalent to dear + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|derely}} Middle English derely, {{m|enm|deorliche}} deorliche, {{inh|en|ang|dēorlīċe|t=worthily, richly}} Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), {{af|en|dear|-ly}} dear + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|more|er|comp2_qual=rare|sup2_qual=rare}} dearly (comparative more dearly or (rare) dearlier, superlative most dearly or (rare) dearliest)
  1. In a dear or precious manner.
    Sense id: en-dearly-en-adv-h4GUuVz8
  2. In a dear or expensive manner.
    Sense id: en-dearly-en-adv-Sp9IVNHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 46 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 24 51 25
  3. At great expense.
    Sense id: en-dearly-en-adv-5SOcrE0w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pay dearly, sell dearly, sell one's life dearly Translations (in a dear manner): скъпо (skǎpo) (Bulgarian), caramente (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'in a dear manner': 49 49 2

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