regretfully
adverb/rɪˈɡretfəli/
/rɪˈɡretfəli/
- in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about something
- ‘I'm afraid not,’ he said regretfully.
- Emma shook her head regretfully.
- used to show that you are sorry that something is the case and you wish the situation were different synonym regrettably
- There is, regretfully, no space in this article to examine all these issues.
- Regretfully, mounting costs have forced the museum to close.
Which Word? regretfully / regrettablyregretfully / regrettably- Regretfully and regrettably can both be used as sentence adverbs to show that you are sorry about something and wish the situation were different:
- Regretfully, some jobs will be lost.
- Regrettably, some jobs will be lost.
- Regretfully can also be used to mean ‘in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about something’:
- He sighed regretfully.
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