sadly

sadly
    adv 1: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see
           his grandchild" [syn: {sadly}, {unhappily}] [ant:
           {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" [syn: {deplorably},
       {lamentably}, {sadly}, {woefully}]
    

Sadly \Sad"ly\, adv.
   1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.]
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            In go the spears full sadly in arest. --Chaucer.
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   2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.]
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            To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame
            Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton.
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   3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "He sadly
      suffers in their grief." --Dryden.
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83 Moby Thesaurus words for "sadly":
      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