Adoringly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner that reveals a heartfelt admiration and affection for another person or entity, characterized by expressions of warmth and love, often reflecting a deep-seated fondness and reverence
2. Showing feelings of great affection and tenderness toward someone or something
3. Expressing profound warmth and love in actions or words

Etymology: "Adoringly" is a plain formation: the adjective "adoring" with the suffix "-ly" added to turn it into an adverb. The adjective "adoring" comes from the verb "adore," which English borrowed from Latin "adorare," meaning to pray to or worship. The suffix has a longer history of its own. It descends from a Proto-Germanic element meaning "body" or "form," which combined with a second element to mean "having the shape or appearance of," and that sense survived through Old English "-līċe" to Middle English "-ly." In other words, the ending that makes "adoringly" describe a manner of doing something carries an old sense of physical form or appearance.

Synonyms: lovingly, affectionately

Antonyms: hatefully