What does sadly mean?
Definitions for sadly
sad·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sadly.
Princeton's WordNet
sadly, unhappilyadverb
in an unfortunate way
"sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
sadlyadverb
with sadness; in a sad manner
"`She died last night,' he said sadly"
deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefullyadverb
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
"he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
Wiktionary
sadlyadverb
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
sadlyadverb
Unfortunately, sad to say.
sadlyadverb
Deeply, completely.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sadlyadverb
Etymology: from sad.
My father is gone wild into his grave;
For in his tomb lie my affections;
And with his spirit sadly I survive,
To mock the expectations of the world. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.He griev’d, he wept, the sight an image brought
Of his own filial love; a sadly pleasing thought. Dryden.He sadly suffers in their grief,
Out-weeps an hermit, and out-prays a saint. Dryden.Common dangers past, a sadly pleasing theme. Dryden.
We may at present easily see, and one day sadly feel. South.
Wikipedia
Sadly
Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. An example of severe sadness is depression, a mood which can be brought on by major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder. Crying can be an indication of sadness.Sadness is one of the six basic emotions described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.: 271–4
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sadly
Sadly is an adverb that describes feeling or expressing grief, disappointment, or sorrow. It's often used to emphasize a regrettable or unfortunate reality or action.
Webster Dictionary
Sadlyadverb
wearily; heavily; firmly
Sadlyadverb
seriously; soberly; gravely
Sadlyadverb
grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sadly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4628
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sadly' in Adverbs Frequency: #299
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sadly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sadly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of sadly in a Sentence
Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health, i would like to thank everyone who has offered generous messages of support. Please know how much Harry and I look forward to sharing our special day with you on Saturday.
You can't impersonate me, if you do then you go to prison, they were pretty convincing and sadly there were victims. They did a good job of imitating my voice.
We look at it and we say' why not us ?' our families, our communities are desperate to find their missing loved and sadly their cases are just not taken seriously.
He was in many ways prophetic, there was a fierce debate going on in archaeological circles about whether these ancient civilizations could exist. Now, in part sadly because of deforestation, because of satellite imagery, I don't think that's any longer in doubt.
But famously, The Dynamizer never allowed anybody to look inside the box and made a fortune until, sadly, somebody died as a result of a misdiagnosis based on The Dynamizer device. And The Dynamizer was shut down. So that was interesting, did Elizabeth go trolling for prior inventors ? I don't know.
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- tristamentCatalan, Valencian
- traurigerweise, traurigGerman
- con alma en pena, luctuosamente, tristementeSpanish
- malheureusementFrench
- tristementeGalician
- maestaLatin
- smutnoPolish
- tristementePortuguese
- печа́льно, уны́ло, тоскли́во, гру́стноRussian
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