наречие 1) нежно, ласково, любовно Синоним(ы): caressingly, affectionately 2) слишком доверчиво, наивно Например: It would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader. — Я наивно полагал, что это ошеломит читателя.
adverb 1. archaic in a foolish manner; foolishly 2. in a fond manner; affectionately Example: spoke of her fondly 3. in a willingly credulous manner Example: it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader — Annie Dillard