Regretfully

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a regretful manner, with regret.

    "So after learning a great deal about iron founding and much more about pike fishing, one regretfully took leave of a shop full of kindly characters and proceeded to a worse lot of odours in the brass foundry."

  2. 2
    Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an entire sentence). proscribed
Adverb
  1. 1
    with regret (used in polite formulas) wordnet

Synonyms

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alasloathinglyregrettablyreluctantlyruefullysad to say

Example

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"We regretfully reject your offer."

Etymology

From regretful + -ly.

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