affectionately
adv/əˈfɛkʃənətli/
Etymology From affectionate + -ly.
1
In an affectionate manner.
- Catherine is affectionately known as "Kit Kat" to her friends.
- The couple were touching each other affectionately.
1 more example
- After riding high for two decades, the company that makes the hulky bikes that devoted riders affectionately call Hogs is sputtering.2009 March 22, Susanna Hamner, “Harley, You’re Not Getting Any Younger”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020: