regrettably
[ ri-gret-uh-blee ]
/ rɪˈgrɛt ə bli /
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adverb
unfortunately:Regrettably, those countries that have contributed the least to the problem are facing the gravest consequences.The student’s regrettably short attention span resulted in a series of near failures.
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