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Regretfully

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ad. In a regretful manner, with regret.

ad. Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an entire sentence).

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

With regret.

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ad. with regret (used in polite formulas)

Word Usage

"MR. JACKMAN: As a substitute for our President, who regretfully is absent in Chicago, I was given a biographical summary of our guest speaker today."

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

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