overfondly


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overfondly

(ˌəʊvəˈfɒndlɪ)
adv
with excessive affection
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Three more days the Arla spent on the coast, and three more nights the skipper and the mate drank overfondly of cold tea, leaving Bertie to keep the watch.
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