sadly

1. adv. Wearily; heavily; firmly. Source: opted

2. adv. Seriously; soberly; gravely. Source: opted

3. adv. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. Source: opted

4. adv. in an unfortunate way Source: wordnet

5. adv. with sadness; in a sad manner Source: wordnet

6. adv. in an unfortunate or deplorable manner Source: wordnet

7. 1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.] In go the spears full sadly in arest. Chaucer. 2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.] To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton. 3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "He sadly suffers in their grief." Dryden. Source: webster

8. r:100 r. in an unfortunate way r. with sadness; in a sad manner Source: ecdict

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