dearly

adv

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

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.”

   “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.”