"regretfully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-regretfully.wav Forms: more regretfully [comparative], most regretfully [superlative]
Etymology: regretful + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|regretful|ly}} regretful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} regretfully (comparative more regretfully, superlative most regretfully)
  1. In a regretful manner, with regret. Synonyms (in a regretful manner): sorrowfully, ruefully Translations (in a regretful manner): valitettavasti (Finnish), lamentablemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-regretfully-en-adv-1lbHdYCV Disambiguation of 'in a regretful manner': 73 27 Disambiguation of 'in a regretful manner': 73 27
  2. (proscribed) Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an entire sentence). Tags: proscribed Synonyms (unfortunately): sadly, unfortunately, sad to say, regrettably, alas
    Sense id: en-regretfully-en-adv-HhqvXysX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'unfortunately': 6 94

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