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单词 regretfully
释义

regretfully

adverb

re·​gret·​ful·​ly ri-ˈgret-fə-lē How to pronounce regretfully (audio)
1
: with regret : in a regretful way
had to regretfully decline the invitation
speaking/sighing regretfully
Having said all that, I must also say, regretfully, that "The Road to Mecca" seemed somehow unsatisfying to me, though I'm not sure why. Mimi Kramer
2
used to say that something is regretted
Regretfully, I won't be able to help.

Synonyms

  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • inconsolably
  • lugubriously
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • plaintively
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
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Example Sentences

“I must leave now,” he said regretfully. I must regretfully decline your invitation.
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Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

regretfully

adverb

as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief I must regretfully inform you that you are not among those who have been accepted for our internship program

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sadly
  • sorrowfully
  • bitterly
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • unhappily
  • ruefully
  • hard
  • woefully
  • dolefully
  • resentfully
  • sharply
  • grievously
  • plaintively
  • harshly
  • lugubriously
  • sorely
  • dolorously
  • wailfully
  • severely
  • agonizingly
  • wretchedly
  • inconsolably
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • dispiritedly
  • despondently
  • hardly
  • cheerlessly
  • glumly
  • abjectly
  • somberly
  • sullenly
  • forlornly
  • miserably
  • disconsolately
  • distressfully
  • pessimistically
  • dismally
  • morosely
  • gloomily
  • poignantly
  • darkly
  • joylessly
  • acutely
  • dourly
  • keenly
  • drearily
  • cruelly
  • distressingly
  • downheartedly
  • ill
  • mirthlessly
  • hurtfully
  • blackly
  • crestfallenly
  • rancorously
  • piercingly
  • low-spiritedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gladly
  • happily
  • cheerfully
  • joyfully
  • blissfully
  • joyously
  • gleefully
  • delightedly
  • cheerily
  • merrily
  • lightheartedly
  • blithely
  • mirthfully
  • casually
  • calmly
  • easily
  • sunnily
  • gaily
  • stoically
  • rejoicingly
  • gayly
  • nonchalantly
  • lightly
  • indifferently
  • unconcernedly
  • dispassionately
  • impassively
  • well
  • good-naturedly
  • favorably
  • blithesomely
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