sadly
/ˈsædli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
adv
adv
In a manner to cause sadness; badly; terribly.
Example Sentences
- "“Only when we climb up can we see it,” he said sadly."
- "If you think you’re getting out of this place alive, you are sadly mistaken, my friend."
- "Sadly, the two were never to meet again."
- "Sadly, the trip to the United Kingdom took all my frequent flyer miles. Because of that, I was unable to travel to Hawaii and investigate reports of kinky behavior among the ancient Hawaiian people involving cheap flowered shirts and macadamia nuts."
- "Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday."
- "The people of Ebeltoft were once sadly plagued by them, as they plundered their pantries in a most unconscionable manner; so they consulted a very wise and pious man and his advice was, that they should hang a bell in the steeple of the church."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sadly