dearly

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

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

In a dear or precious manner.
the funeral of our dearly beloved sister
In a dear or expensive manner.
a dearly priced item
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, →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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- 1988, “Everyday Is Like Sunday”, in Viva Hate, performed by Morrissey:
  Oh, how I dearly wish I wasn't here
- 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Poshley Heights:
  We'd dearly like to find a suitable present for little Bub.

in a dear manner