regrettably

B2
US /rɪˈgrɛtəbli/
adv Freq #26299

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.

    Your exam results are regrettably poor: you should regretfully reflect on all the time wasted reading comics.

  2. 2
    adv

    by bad luck

Etymology

From regrettable + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a manner inspiring or... regretfullyunfortunately
2 adv · by bad luck unfortunately

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