sincerely

Words with a similar base: sincerely, sincerely_yours

'sincerely'

[sincerely.r.01] as in: with sincerity; without pretense

Examples:
she praised him sincerely for his victory
was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher
we are truly sorry for the inconvenience

'sincerely'

[sincerely.r.02] as in: written formula for ending a letter

Origins

					sincerely (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── sincere (English)
    └── sincère (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        └── sincerus (Latin)

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