cherishinglyadv.
/ˈtʃɛrɪʃɪŋli/ In a cherishing manner; tenderly.
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the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [adverb]
neshlyeOE
neshc1175
tenderlya1400
sensitively1600
cherishingly1611
tenderfully1640
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mignotement, tenderly, gently, cherishingly.
1817 J. Keats Sleep & Poetry See..nymphs are wiping Cherishingly Diana's timorous limbs.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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