different between sadly vs mirthlessly

sadly

English

Etymology

sad +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?sadli/

Adverb

sadly (comparative sadlier or more sadly, superlative sadliest or most sadly)

  1. In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
  2. Unfortunately, sad to say.
  3. (dated) Very much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently.
  4. (obsolete) Deeply, completely.

Usage notes

In sense of “unfortunately”, most often used either in the collocation “sadly mistaken” or as a sentence adverb. See discussion of sentence modifiers at hopefully and regretfully.

Synonyms

  • (in a sad manner): sorrowfully, ruefully, mournfully, regretfully (various terms for particular shades of sadness)
  • (unfortunately): unfortunately, sad to say, regrettably, regretfully, alas

Derived terms

  • unsadly

Translations

Anagrams

  • DALYs, Dyals, ladsy

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mirthlessly

English

Etymology

mirthless +? -ly

Adverb

mirthlessly (comparative more mirthlessly, superlative most mirthlessly)

  1. In a mirthless manner; sadly.
    • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 7
      Miriam laughed again, but mirthlessly, to hear him thus mix her up with women in a general way.
    • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, ch. 79
      And presently he grew conscious that the gods had played a very good practical joke on him, and he laughed at himself mirthlessly.

Translations

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