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dearly
adverb
1 she dearly wanted to see her family | I love my son dearly:
very much, a great deal, greatly, deeply, profoundly, extremely;
fondly, affectionately, devotedly, tenderly.
2 our freedom has been bought dearly:
at great cost, at a high cost, at a high price, with great loss, with much loss, with much suffering, with much sacrifice.