as in sorrowfully
with feelings of bitterness or grief
cried out mournfully for the son who would never return home from the war
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Adverb
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Fede knows the truth, but Roberto doesn’t, and Fede has held that over Antonio ever since, with Antonio bitterly blaming himself for his wife’s death.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Both the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois bitterly oppose the move and have launched legal action in a bid to block it.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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It was sadly demolished in 1980 to make way for a parking lot, but its legacy lives on in the new club.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ella’s story is touching yet sadly not unique.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That’s especially true, painfully so, for recent college graduates.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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That’s another high hurdle, because the ACA credits split Republicans painfully.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Mournfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mournfully. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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