'Sadly' definitions:
Definition of 'sadly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: sadly, unhappily] [ant: happily]
adverb
With sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly"
adverb
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefully]
Definition of 'Sadly'
From: GCIDE
- Sadly \Sad"ly\, adv.
- 1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- In go the spears full sadly in arest. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "He sadly suffers in their grief." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sadly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abominably,
- agonizingly,
- awfully,
- baldly,
- balefully,
- bitterly,
- blatantly,
- bleakly,
- brashly,
- by ill hap,
- by ill luck,
- confoundedly,
- cruelly,
- damnably,
- deadly,
- deathly,
- dejectedly,
- deplorably,
- despondently,
- deucedly,
- dismally,
- distressfully,
- distressingly,
- dolorously,
- dreadfully,
- drearily,
- egregiously,
- excessively,
- excruciatingly,
- exorbitantly,
- extravagantly,
- flagrantly,
- frightfully,
- funereally,
- gloomily,
- gravely,
- grievously,
- grimly,
- harrowingly,
- heartbreakingly,
- heavily,
- hellishly,
- horribly,
- improperly,
- in adverse circumstances,
- inexcusably,
- infernally,
- inordinately,
- intolerably,
- lamentably,
- lugubriously,
- miserably,
- morosely,
- mournfully,
- nakedly,
- openly,
- painfully,
- pathetically,
- piteously,
- pitiably,
- ruefully,
- shatteringly,
- shockingly,
- solemnly,
- somberly,
- sombrously,
- something awful,
- something fierce,
- sorely,
- staggeringly,
- terribly,
- torturously,
- unashamedly,
- unbearably,
- unconscionably,
- unduly,
- unfortunately,
- unhappily,
- unluckily,
- unpardonably,
- unprovidentially,
- woefully,
- wretchedly