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Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.

In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly. My heart, untarveled, fondly turns to thee. Goldsmith.

A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. "I speak to thee, my heart." Shak.

Affectionate. The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. Tennyson.

With love; affectionately.

An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of miss; a young girl; a miss. -- a.

Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. Sir T. Browne.

Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc. Conferred upon me for the piety Which to my country I was judged to have shown. Milton.

Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. Shak.

Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. -- Ten"der-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Ten"der-heart`ed*ness, n. Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. 2 Chron. xiii. 7. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. Eph. iv. 32.…

ly, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.

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