What does sadly mean?
Definitions for sadly
sad·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sadly.
Princeton's WordNet
sadly, unhappily(adverb)
in an unfortunate way
"sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
sadly(adverb)
with sadness; in a sad manner
"`She died last night,' he said sadly"
deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefully(adverb)
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
"he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
Wiktionary
sadly(Adverb)
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
sadly(Adverb)
Unfortunately, sad to say.
sadly(Adverb)
Deeply, completely.
Webster Dictionary
Sadly(adverb)
wearily; heavily; firmly
Sadly(adverb)
seriously; soberly; gravely
Sadly(adverb)
grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably
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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
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
Port Authority spokesman José Carmona:
Sadly, she died on impact.
Sadly the American dream is dead.
Sadly, we mourn another fatality in Orihuela.
Sadly, Walter did not make it, but Virginia did.
The health hazards, sadly, are all too clear to me.
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Translations for sadly
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- tristamentCatalan, Valencian
- traurigerweise, traurigGerman
- con alma en pena, luctuosamente, tristementeSpanish
- malheureusementFrench
- tristementeGalician
- smutnoPolish
- tristementePortuguese
- печа́льно, уны́ло, тоскли́во, гру́стноRussian
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