sadly
in an unfortunate way
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,429 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,065 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- in an unfortunate way also: unhappily sadly he died before he could see his grandchild
- with sadness; in a sad manner `She died last night,' he said sadly
- in an unfortunate or deplorable manner also: deplorably, lamentably, woefully he was sadly neglectedit was woefully inadequate
sadly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I do declare Captain Arbald is below, and I am sadly deranged.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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The parson’s widow looked sadly in front of her without saying a word.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Then he gazed sadly at his wife and stretched out his arms towards her.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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We parted sadly after a storm of words neither he nor I had ever meant to speak.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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The girl bowed her head sadly and Pollux stood for some time with his eyes fixed on the ground.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1