Affectionately

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In an affectionate manner; with affection; fondly; tenderly; kindly.
  • In a biased manner; in the manner of a partizan.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In an affectionate manner.
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  • adverb. with affection
  • Word Usage
    "It nearly brought a tear to my eye when I saw thousands of screaming fans watching a bunch of (and I use the term affectionately) nerds out there doing their thing."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning