Meanings
adverbsorrily (comparative more sorrily, superlative most sorrily)
comparative more sorrily · superlative most sorrily
- In a sorry manner; poorly.
Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily.
The New Arcadia
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC
Origin
- Old Englishsāriġlīċ
- Middle Englishsoryly
- Englishsorrily
From Middle English soryly, from Old English sāriġlīċ; equivalent to sorry + -ly.
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APA
sorrily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrily
MLA
“sorrily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorrily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrily.
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