Etymology

sadly

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Today it means: In a sad manner; sorrowfully. Full definition →

Middle English sadly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsadly
  2. English todaysadly

From Middle English sadly; equivalent to sad + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.