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From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (worthily, richly), equivalent to dear +‎ -ly.

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dearly (comparative more dearly or (rare) dearlier, superlative most dearly or (rare) dearliest)

  1. In a dear or precious manner.
    the funeral of our dearly beloved sister
  2. In a dear or expensive manner.
    a dearly priced item
  3. At great expense; dear.
    He paid dearly for his mistake.
    • 2023 April 21, John Poulos, “Dominion’s C.E.O.: Why We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      But I take solace in the fact that the public has seen the enormous mountain of evidence proving what Fox did, and Fox paid dearly for it.

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