[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"sadly"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adverb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/unhappily"]unhappily[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/happily"]happily[/URL]] [*]with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly" [*]in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/deplorably"]deplorably[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/lamentably"]lamentably[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/woefully"]woefully[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/sadly"]http://www.word.sc/sadly[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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