[syn: deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefully]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sadly \Sad"ly\, adv.
1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.]
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In go the spears full sadly in arest. --Chaucer.
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2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.]
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To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame
Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton.
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3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "He sadly
suffers in their grief." --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sadly
adv 1: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see
his grandchild" [syn: sadly, unhappily] [ant:
happily]
2: with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he
said sadly"
3: in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly
neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: deplorably,
lamentably, sadly, woefully]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "sadly":
abominably, agonizingly, awfully, baldly, balefully, bitterly,
blatantly, bleakly, brashly, by ill hap, by ill luck, confoundedly,
cruelly, damnably, deadly, deathly, dejectedly, deplorably,
despondently, deucedly, dismally, distressfully, distressingly,
dolorously, dreadfully, drearily, egregiously, excessively,
excruciatingly, exorbitantly, extravagantly, flagrantly,
frightfully, funereally, gloomily, gravely, grievously, grimly,
harrowingly, heartbreakingly, heavily, hellishly, horribly,
improperly, in adverse circumstances, inexcusably, infernally,
inordinately, intolerably, lamentably, lugubriously, miserably,
morosely, mournfully, nakedly, openly, painfully, pathetically,
piteously, pitiably, ruefully, shatteringly, shockingly, solemnly,
somberly, sombrously, something awful, something fierce, sorely,
staggeringly, terribly, torturously, unashamedly, unbearably,
unconscionably, unduly, unfortunately, unhappily, unluckily,
unpardonably, unprovidentially, woefully, wretchedly