SADLY

adv. 1 unfortunately, alas, unhappily, unluckily, lamentably, regrettably, deplorably, sad to relate Sadly, all our oldest oaks were uprooted in the hurricane 2 unhappily, gloomily, morosely, mournfully, despondently, miserably, wretchedly, dejectedly, dismally, sombrely, lugubriously He told me sadly that he did not expect to return to England again