regretfully
13
3.8
- adverb
- /rɪˈɡrɛtfəli/
- Formal
:
con pesar
- Regretfully, I must inform you that your application has been denied.
And regretfully I didn't do that.
- And regretfully I didn't do that.
- So now let's go back that additional part of the quote that Alexander Graham Bell added about looking regretfully at the closed door.
- When you go through narcissistic relationships, you will always look back ruefully and regretfully on the path you didn't take.
- We wanted to send you this and I'm like really a regretfully decline.
Examples
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Regretfully, I can no longer remain in your service.
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Regretfully, we had to cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances.
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- Regretfully, we lost him last month.
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But: "Well," she said regretfully, "I do have a family."
Fiction book (1995) -
"I guess I ought to get the rest of my stuff," he said regretfully.
Fiction book (1991) -
Regretfully, my father has moved on to a better place.
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And as much as your invitation might appeal to me... I must regretfully decline.
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At salary time, Prince regretfully tells Louis that his teaching performance was among the department's worst.
Academic text (1993) -
Meyer, I appreciate the offer, but, regretfully, I have to pass.
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Regretfully, you will have heard that my contract with the FA has been terminated by mutual consent.
Synonyms
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
15
1.3
In a sad or regretful way
11
6.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry about something you did
11
5.1
In a shy, embarrassed way after doing something wrong or silly
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
8
3.9
In a way that shows you are sorry
5
3.7
In a way that shows you feel you did something wrong
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
3
5.5
In a serious and sad way
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
7.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry and guilty for what you did
1
7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
1
5.8
Showing that you feel very sorry for something wrong you did
1
7.9
In a shy, embarrassed way
1
6.8
In a way that shows you feel shame
In a way that shows regret for doing something wrong
In a way that shows you breathe out slowly because you feel sad or disappointed
In a very sad way
Antonyms
How Regretful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word regretfully comes from regret + -ful ('full of') + -ly ('in a ... way'). Regret means 'to feel sorry' and is like the simple word grief, so regretfully means doing something 'with sorrow' or 'with regret'.