/ˈsædli/
OriginFrom Middle English sadly; equivalent to sad + -ly.
- In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
““Only when we climb up can we see it,” he said sadly.”
- Unfortunately, sad to say.
“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.”
“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 Pier”
- In a manner to cause sadness; badly; terribly.
“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 shou”
- datedVery much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently.
“"Don't ask me: don't make me talk of it," she answered. "I'm not fit now. I have been cruelly used and cruelly wronged. You will be kinder than ever, if you will walk on fast, and not speak to me. I s”
- obsoleteDeeply, completely.
“By my feythe sayd syre launcelot in that pauelione wil I lodge alle this nyghte / and soo there he alyghte doune and tayed his hors to the pauelione / and there he vnarmed hym / and there he fond a be”
Formssadlier(comparative) · more sadly(comparative) · sadliest(superlative) · most sadly(superlative)