<b><font size="4">"sadly"</font></b><br/><b>adverb</b> <ol> <li>in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: <a href="../unhappily.html">unhappily</a>] [ant: <a href="../happily.html">happily</a>] </li> <li>with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly" </li> <li>in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: <a href="../deplorably.html">deplorably</a>, <a href="../lamentably.html">lamentably</a>, <a href="../woefully.html">woefully</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../sadly.html">http://www.word.sc/sadly</a>

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