sadly

🇺🇸 /ˈsædli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsædli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
adverb
A2

in a way that shows sadness

He looked at her sadly, knowing he had to leave.

A2

unfortunately

Sadly, the event was canceled due to bad weather.

A2

very much, in a way that causes sadness

They were sadly mistaken about the time of the meeting.

translation

adv. in a way that shows sadness; unfortunately; very much, in a way that causes sadness