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- [sad]
- /sæd/
- /ˈsædli/
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- [sad]
- /sæd/
Definitions of sadly word
- adjective sadly affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away. 1
- adjective sadly expressive of or characterized by sorrow: sad looks; a sad song. 1
- adjective sadly causing sorrow: a sad disappointment; sad news. 1
- adjective sadly (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab. 1
- adjective sadly deplorably bad; sorry: a sad attempt. 1
- adjective sadly Obsolete. firm or steadfast. 1
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Origin of sadly
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sæd grave, heavy, weary, orig. sated, full; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths full, satisfied; akin to Latin satis enough, satur sated, Greek hádēn enough. See satiate, saturate
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Parts of speech for Sadly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sadly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sadly
adv sadly
- cynically — If you say that someone is cynically doing something, you mean they are doing it to benefit themselves and they do not care that they are deceiving, harming, or using people.
- darkly — so as to appear dark.
- deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- deeply — at or to a considerable extent downward; well within or beneath a surface.
- dejectedly — depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
adverb sadly
- affectingly — In a manner so as to affect.
- alas — You use alas to say that you think that the facts you are talking about are sad or unfortunate.
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- distressfully — In a distressful way; showing distress.
- emptily — In an empty manner.
Antonyms for sadly
adv sadly
- acquiescently — disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.
- airily — in a jaunty or high-spirited manner
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
- beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
adverb sadly
- colourfully — Alternative spelling of colorfully.
- elatedly — In an elated manner.
- enchantedly — As if enchanted.
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- felicitously — In a felicitous manner.
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