Category:Sadly

Sad"ly, adv.

1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [obs.] In go the spears full sadly in arest. Chaucer.

2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [obs.] To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame or our neglect, we lost Her as we came. Milton.

3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "he sadly suffers in Their grief." Dryden.