dotingly
In loving excess
In a manner showing excessive fondness or adoration, often to the point of indulgence.
Parents gaze dotingly at newborns; grandparents dotingly spoil grandchildren.
The word carries a faint suggestion of foolishness—love that may blind one to faults: He dotingly agreed to whatever she wanted.
With loving warmth
softly · caringly · fondly · lovingly · soothingly · delicately · mildly · kindly
Loyally and lovingly attached
- cherishingHolding something deeply valued
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
- idolizingExcessive admiration of someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
smitten · infatuated · besotted · love-struck · enraptured · captivated · moonstruck · adoring
Lavish attentive care
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- lenientTolerant of faults
- overindulgentExcessively lenient or gratifying
coddling · humoring · gratifying · yielding · soft · cosseting · fawning · mollycoddling
Showing kind concern
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- attentivePaying close notice
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- protectiveServing to guard
motherly · fatherly · parental · solicitous · watchful · devoted · comforting · reassuring
With unhealthy fixation
- clingingGripping without release
- possessivelyWith ownership attachment
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- suffocatinglyIn an airless, oppressive manner
hovering · enmeshed · excessively · overwhelmingly · uncritically · blindly · foolishly · lavishly
affectionately
With loving warmth
sweetly · softly · caringly · fondly · lovingly · soothingly · delicately · mildly · kindly · compassionately
devoted
Loyally and lovingly attached
- cherishingHolding something deeply valued
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
- idolizingExcessive admiration of someone
enamored · smitten · infatuated · besotted · love-struck · enraptured · captivated · moonstruck · adoring · reverent
pampering
Lavish attentive care
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- lenientTolerant of faults
overindulgent · coddling · humoring · gratifying · yielding · soft · cosseting · fawning · mollycoddling · babying
caring
Showing kind concern
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- attentivePaying close notice
- considerateMindful of others' needs
protective · motherly · fatherly · parental · solicitous · watchful · devoted · comforting · reassuring · encouraging
obsessively
With unhealthy fixation
- clingingGripping without release
- possessivelyWith ownership attachment
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
suffocatingly · hovering · enmeshed · excessively · overwhelmingly · uncritically · blindly · foolishly · lavishly · extravagantly
dotinglycoldly
Without emotional warmth
harshly · contemptuously · disdainfully · icily · hatefully
dotinglydisapprovingly
Expressing negative judgment
critically · censoriously · disparagingly · scornfully · reproachfully
- doting overShowing excessive fondness