fondly
adverb
fond·ly
ˈfän-(d)lē 
1
archaic
: in a foolish manner : foolishly
2
: in a fond manner : affectionately
spoke of her fondly
3
: in a willingly credulous manner
it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader—
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She remembers their time together fondly.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
And that is an excellent explainer of why Duffy is being fondly remembered by a very large cohort of Detroit journalists.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Michael died on Christmas Day 2016, and in the documentary, his friends remembered fondly how important this time of year was to him.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
All that isn't to say there were no notable multitools to look back upon fondly.
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“Fondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fondly. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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