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Definition of Regretfully
1. Adverb. With regret (used in polite formulas). "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"
Definition of Regretfully
1. Adverb. In a regretful manner, with regret. ¹
2. Adverb. (proscribed) Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a (w sentence adverb) (to introduce and modify an entire sentence). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Regretfully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regretfully
Literary usage of Regretfully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century (1902)
"He romanced somewhat, he says regretfully, in describing the horse, born in
Indiana, as a curiosity discovered by Colonel Fremont in the Rocky Mountains; ..."
2. The Connoisseur by Bonnell Thornton, George Colman, Mr Town, George Lyttelton Lyttelton (1902)
"They prefer the bizarre, the blatant, and to this the manufacturers have regretfully
to submit. And no one more than the masters deplores this deterioration ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The adverb regretfully, on the other hand, is beginning to show a tendency to
... regretfully has never approached hopefully in frequency of use, however. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Torts: Or the Wrongs which Arise Independently of by Thomas McIntyre Cooley, John Lewis (1907)
"... but he should rather listen to words of approval, unless regretfully withheld
on account of the unmistakable evidence of his rashness and imprudence. ..."
5. The Balfour Visit: How America Received Her Distinguished Guest edited by Charles Hanson Towne (1917)
"CHICAGO regretfully OMITTED It had been planned, of course, that the British
Mission should pay a visit to Chicago; but it was found that there was too much ..."
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