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sadly

/ˈsædli/

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What does sadly mean?

adverb

  1. In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
  2. Unfortunately, sad to say.
  3. In a manner to cause sadness; badly; terribly.
More meanings (2)

adverb

  1. (dated) Very much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently.
  2. (obsolete) Deeply, completely.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsædli/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Our earlier plans had been so sadly upset that we now found ourselves without food or drink, and I alone was armed.
Edgar Rice BurroughsA princess of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #62
The rattlers were sadly forgetting their manners, for they struck on no provocation whatever, and did not even remember to rattle afterward.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
More book examples (3)
Tradition says that she was bitterly disappointed, as well she might have been, and her Indian brain must have been sadly puzzled.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354
But, I thought in my mind, Hindley, with apparently the stronger head, has shown himself sadly the worse and the weaker man.
Emily BrontëWuthering HeightsProject Gutenberg ebook #768
She gazed pensively and sadly at the beautiful views from the windows and went "into every nook and cranny of the garden."
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315