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Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : dih-voh-tid
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvoʊ tɪd



Definition of devotedly

Origin :
  • 1590s, "set apart by a vow," past participle adjective from devote (v.). Meaning "characterized by devotion" is from c.1600. Related: Devotedly.
  • As in madly : adj wildly, fiercely
  • As in truly : adv really, doubtlessly
  • As in faithfully : adv loyally
  • As in lovingly : adv tenderly
  • As in loyally : adv faithfully
  • As in obediently : adv dutifully
  • As in passionately : adv deeply
  • As in scrupulously : adv exactly
  • As in dearly : adv lovingly
  • As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure
Example sentences :
  • When I was twenty I could have loved him devotedly, I believe.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She did not work as devotedly as she had hoped to do, nor did she become a recluse from society.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • How he pressed the trembling little hand in his, and how devotedly he answered, "I will."
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • He loved her truly and devotedly, after his own mad-headed fashion.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • Either do your work skilfully, devotedly, earnestly, or do it not.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • I feel a little sorry for him, because he loves me so devotedly.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • Passionately, Sir Within; devotedly, if a man so ignorant may dare to say so.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • She was devotedly fond of her mother, and she could not but see that something was wrong.
  • Extract from : « Adam Johnstone's Son » by F. Marion Crawford
  • They loved and were beloved—openly, devotedly, sincerely, disinterestedly.
  • Extract from : « Heart » by Martin Farquhar Tupper
  • All accounts agree in reporting him to have been devotedly fond of music.
  • Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 » by J. Endell Tyler

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