dearly

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You are paying dearly for design you don't need.

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Quick take

in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dearly gathered in one view.

adverb

in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know"

adverb

at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"

adverb

with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dearly.

adverb

in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know"

adverb

at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"

adverb

with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"

Example sentences

You are paying dearly for design you don't need.

I would dearly love to say goodbye to PayPal forever.

But Trumbo and several others stood up for their right to free speech and paid dearly for it.

Doubling the supply of "dearly priced" software can't drive the price below $75,000 because it costs $50,000 to make a sale.

'Steve Jobs is my best friend, and I love him dearly, and heis one of the most remarkable people on this planet.

I dearly hope that folks aren't going to accept only the science that agrees with their previous public policy goals.

Can they get away with compromising their search with this nouveau portal strategy?My hunch is that they're going to pay dearly in the process of finding out the answer is no.

It's also worth noting, though, that the fall-out of this cost Porsche dearly:In its efforts to acquire a majority holding in Volkswagen AG, Porsche built up a large debt burden, aggravated by taxes due on very large paper profits from Volkswagen AG options.