sorry
adjective
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc..
sorrily
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a word derived from
sorry.
Example Sentences
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That would have dealt a sorrily humiliating blow.
From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley
She stopped, caught her breath and tried to laugh, but it ended sorrily, almost in a sob.
From Exit Betty by Grace Livingston Hill
Its main features were roughly built cottages, sorrily kept potato plots, pigsties, and smells.
From Dorrien of Cranston by Bertram Mitford
He marked the raising of the black flag as the Gaston castaways, getting sorrily afloat one by one, cleared their decks for action.
From The Grafters by Francis Lynde
Sparagus thrives exceedingly, so does Garden Sorrel, and Sweet Bryer or Eglantine Bloodwort but sorrily, but Patience and English Roses very pleasantly.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle
