regretfully

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regretfully

adverb more regretfully · most regretfully

In a regretful manner, with regret. The steak and chips partaken of for lunch seemed now to belong to another decade. He regretfully recognized the fact that he would not make a success of a hunger strike.
Similar: sorrowfully, ruefully
proscribed Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an entire sentence).
Similar: sadly, unfortunately, sad to say, regrettably, alas

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adv in a regretful manner

Español	lamentablemente

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@misc{regretfully_2026,
  title = {regretfully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regretfully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}