dearly

comparative more dearly · comparative rare dearlier · superlative most dearly · rare superlative 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.

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   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.

   2023 April 21, John Poulos, “Dominion’s C.E.O.: Why We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News”, in The New York Times, →ISSN