warmly
/ˈwɔːmli
/adverb
1In a way that gives out warmth; with comfortable heat: the sun shone warmly...
- You can feel that California sun glowing warmly from the grooves.
- At nightfall you see the tiny miner's houses which line the hills glow warmly.
- It is a sumptuously executed slice of pop, both cosy-toed and lolloping as it sweetly cascades a deliciously warmly bathed fuzzy-felt homeliness.
1.1Using clothes or coverings that help the body to retain heat: dress warmly for high altitudes...
- Summer-style clothes are fine if you are inside, but our advice is to wrap up warmly when you go out.
- When you lay a baby on the sheepskin, he or she still feels warmly held, and rests or plays more contentedly.
- Much of the advice is practical and often repeated: wash your hands often, drink lots of water, dress warmly, get enough rest.
2In a way that shows friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project: they were greeted warmly by the locals I warmly recommend this book...
- He came up close to me and smiled warmly.
- I open my eyes to be greeted by her smiling visage; a grin playing across her muzzle, her green eyes regarding me warmly.
- Strangers are eyed with suspicion, but are treated warmly once introduced.
3With colours containing red, yellow, or orange tones: warmly coloured, intimate interiors a warmly lit kitchen...
- Catching sight of herself in the warmly lit mirror, she pulled a face.
- Detail is slightly soft throughout; reds and fuchsias bleed a bit during brightly lighted sequences; and warmly lighted sequences are muddier and grainier than they should be.
- It is a very substantial and very irregular tree, rough-barked and warmly red.