adoringly
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adore/əˈdɔː(r)/
▶verb
- 1 love and respect deeply.
- 2 worship or venerate (a deity).
– derivatives
adoration noun,
adorer noun,
adoring adjective,
adoringly adverb.
adoration noun,
adorer noun,
adoring adjective,
adoringly adverb.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. adorare ‘to worship’, from ad- ‘to’ + orare ‘speak, pray’.
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