1. In a sincere and heartfelt manner
   "I would dearly love to know"
   - in a heartfelt way 
2. At a great cost
   "he paid dearly for the food"
   - dear 
3. With affection
   "she loved him dearly"
   - affectionately, dear

See also: dear

• sheared
• shearer
• shearing
• shearling
• shears
• shearwater
• sheatfish
• sheath
• sheath knife
• sheath pile
• sheathbill
• sheathe
• sheathed
• sheathing
• sheave
• shebang
• Shebat
• shebeen
• shed
• shed blood
• shed light on
• shedder
• shedding
• shedload
• sheen