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English Dictionary: Sadly by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Sadly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sadly
adv
  1. in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
    Synonym(s): sadly, unhappily
    Antonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefully
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sadly \Sad"ly\, adv.
      1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.]
  
                     In go the spears full sadly in arest. --Chaucer.
  
      2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.]
  
                     To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our
                     neglect, we lost her as we came.         --Milton.
  
      3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. [bd]He sadly
            suffers in their grief.[b8] --Dryden.
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