Sadly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

sadly · 1 : in a sad manner : in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness They spoke sadly of their loss. · 2 : in a way that causes feelings of sadness, ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut sadly adverb SaveWord sad·​ly |\ˈsad-lē \ Definitionofsadly 1 :inasadmanner:inawaythatshowssadnessorunhappiness Theyspokesadlyoftheirloss.Sheshookherheadsadly.Hewalkedawaysadly. 2 :inawaythatcausesfeelingsofsadness,disappointment,orregret agardenthathasbeensadlyneglectedformanyyearsWhatwastop-of-the-linewhenthehousewasbuiltwasbynowsadlyoutdated.—SueGraftonTheGreekpopulationsofthesegreatcitiesarenowsadlydiminishedorgonealtogether,leavingthemmuchdullerplaces.—RobertFox 3 :unfortunately —usedtosaythatsomethingissad,unfortunate,orregrettableSadly,youcanuploadaperfectlyworkingwebsitetodayandreturnafewmonthslatertofindthatmanyofitsexternallinkshavediedoff.—MatthewMacDonaldIsthereawaytogetthevirusoutofanafflictedcat'ssystem?"Sadly,no,"saysDr.[James]Richards.—TomEwing Synonyms&Antonymsforsadly Synonyms agonizingly, bitterly, dolefully, dolorously, grievously, hard, hardly, inconsolably, lugubriously, mournfully, painfully, plaintively, regretfully, resentfully, ruefully, sorely, sorrowfully, unhappily, wailfully, woefully, wretchedly Antonyms blissfully, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously VisittheThesaurusforMore  FirstKnownUseofsadly 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutsadly Sharesadly PosttheDefinitionofsadlytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsadlyonTwitter TimeTravelerforsadly Thefirstknownuseofsadlywas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearsadly sadistic sadly sado SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsadly Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Sadly.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadly.Accessed20Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsadly sadly adverb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofsadly :inawaythatshowssadnessorunhappiness :inawaythatcausesfeelingofsadness,disappointment,regret,etc. :unfortunately SeethefulldefinitionforsadlyintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary MorefromMerriam-Websteronsadly Nglish:TranslationofsadlyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsadlyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY huckster SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? bag stable mudpit stateofdifficulty Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases 'Easy-peasy','Jiggery-pokery',and8MoreReduplicatives 10Waystomakepeopletakeyoulessseriously 'Altho'vs.'Although' Althodoesn'tgetmuchlove. 17TastyNamesofAppetizers Enjoy.They'recomplimentary. AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames HolidayPartyQuiz Agiftinquestionform Takethequiz NameEvenMoreColors MorethanROYGBIV Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz