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regretfully
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
regretfully
(adverb)
regretfully
/rɪ
ˈ
grɛtfəli/
adverb
regretfully
/rɪ
ˈ
grɛtfəli/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of REGRETFULLY
[
more regretfully; most regretfully
]
1
:
with regret
:
with sadness or disappointment
“I must leave now,” he said
regretfully
.
I must
regretfully
decline your invitation.
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used to say that something is regretted
Regretfully
[=
regrettably, unfortunately
], we can't go. [=we are disappointed that we can't go]
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