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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

sadly From the web:

  • what sadly mean
  • what sadly means in spanish
  • what's sadly in irish
  • sadly missed meaning
  • what does sadly mean
  • what is sadly in french
  • what do sadly mean
  • what does sadly mistaken mean


obviously

English

Etymology

obvious +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??(b).vi.?s.li/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??(b).v??s.li/
  • Hyphenation: ob?vi?ous?ly

Adverb

obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)

  1. In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
    She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
  2. (colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.
    You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...

Synonyms

  • (in an obvious manner): apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly, obvi; see also Thesaurus:obviously

Derived terms

  • obvi

Translations

obviously From the web:

  • what obviously means
  • what's obviously mean in spanish
  • obviously not meaning
  • what obviously in marathi
  • obviously what does it mean
  • obviously what is meaning in hindi
  • obviously what you want
  • obviously what is the definition
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