Definitions for sadly
sad·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sadly, unhappilyadverb

   in an unfortunate way

   "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"

2. sadlyadverb

   with sadness; in a sad manner

   "`She died last night,' he said sadly"

3. deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefullyadverb

   in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

   "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sadlyadverb

   In a sad manner; sorrowfully.

2. sadlyadverb

   Unfortunately, sad to say.

3. sadlyadverb

   Deeply, completely.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sadlyadverb

   Etymology: from sad.

   1. Sorrowfully; mournfully.

   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.

   2. Calamitously; miserably.

   We may at present easily see, and one day sadly feel. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sadlyadverb

   wearily; heavily; firmly

2. Sadlyadverb

   seriously; soberly; gravely

3. Sadlyadverb

   grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sadly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4628

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sadly' in Adverbs Frequency: #299

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce sadly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sadly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sadly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sadly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sadly in a Sentence

1. Kim Jong-un Rogers:

   I fully expected, sadly in some ways, that in my time as the commander of United States Cyber Command the Department of Defense would be tasked with attempting to defend the nation against those kind of attacks, i didn't realize that it would be against a motion picture company, to be honest.

2. Parker Rice:

   I am deeply sorry for what I did Saturday night. It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake by joining into the singing and encouraging others to do the same, on Monday, I withdrew from the university, and sadly, at this moment our family is not able to be in our home because of threatening calls as well as frightening talk on social media.

3. Bill Gray:

   If it were observable -- which, sadly, it won't be -- you would see a big flash, and dust and disintegrated rocket bits and pebbles and boulders thrown out, some of it for hundreds of kilometers.

4. Elijah Cummings:

   The president's assertion does not change the fact that the attorney general and the secretary of commerce are sadly in contempt.

5. Leader Pelosi at 11:45:

   Hillary Clinton loss's an urgency I can't resist, if Hillary Clinton had won... our Affordable Care Act would be protected and I could go home, you know, no one in California ever gets Potomac fever. We all always want to go home. But that didn't happen, sadly for our country. So, this is something that I feel all of my experience is geared to.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sadly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sadly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sadly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadly
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadly
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sadly