"affectionately" meaning in English

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      "form": "more affectionately",
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    "af‧fec‧tion‧ate‧ly"
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "text": "Catherine is affectionately known as \"Kit Kat\" to her friends.",
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          "text": "The couple were touching each other affectionately.",
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        "In an affectionate manner."
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "afectuosament"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "ame"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "aminde"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "hellästi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "affectueusement"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "affectueusement"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "czule"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "afetuosamente"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "carinhosamente"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
          "word": "afectuosamente"
        }
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  "word": "affectionately"
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  "etymology_text": "affectionate + -ly",
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    {
      "form": "more affectionately",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "afectuosament"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "ame"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "aminde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "hellästi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "affectueusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "affectueusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "czule"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "afetuosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "carinhosamente"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in an affectionate manner",
      "word": "afectuosamente"
    }
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  "word": "affectionately"
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