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sadly
adverb
in
a
way
that
shows
sorrow
or
unhappiness
•
She
smiled
sadly
as
she
waved
goodbye
at
the
airport
.
She
smiled
sadly
as
she
waved
goodbye
at
the
airport
.
•
The
puppy
whimpered
sadly
when
its
owner
left
the
room
.
The
puppy
whimpered
sadly
when
its
owner
left
the
room
.
Formed
by
adding
the
adverb
suffix
-ly
to
the
adjective
sad
in
Middle
English
,
c
.
1200s
.
adverb
used
to
say
that
something
is
unfortunate
or
regrettable
•
Sadly
,
the
concert
tickets
were
already
sold
out
.
Sadly
,
the
concert
tickets
were
already
sold
out
.
•
Sadly
,
many
ancient
forests
have
been
cut
down
for
farmland
.
Sadly
,
many
ancient
forests
have
been
cut
down
for
farmland
.
By
semantic
extension
of
the
primary
adverb
sense
,
first
recorded
mid-1800s
.
