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Adverbial dearly has 3 senses

• dearly(r = adv.all) in a heartfelt way - in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know"
• dearly(r = adv.all) dear - at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"
• dearly(r = adv.all) affectionately, dear - with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"

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dearly

Dearness

N dearness, high price, famine price, fancy price, overcharge, extravagance, exorbitance, extortion, heavy pull upon the purse, dear, high, high priced, of great price, expensive, costly, precious, worth a Jew's eye, dear bought, at a premium, not to be had, not to be had for love or money, beyond price, above price, priceless, of priceless value, unreasonable, extravagant, exorbitant, extortionate, overpriced, more than it's woth, dear, dearly, at great cost, heavy cost, a grands frais, prices looking up, le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, le cout en ote le gout, vel prece vel pretio, too high a price to pay, not worth it.

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