Bitterly
Bitterly adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: cried bitterly after her grandmother died
Regretfully and bitterly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regretfully" instead an adverb "Bitterly".
Nearby Words: bitter, bitterness
Regretfully
Regretfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: I must regretfully inform you that you are not among those who have been accepted for our internship program
Bitterly and regretfully are semantically related. You can use "Bitterly" instead an adverb "Regretfully".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and bitterly
- hard and regretfully
- hardly and bitterly
- hardly and regretfully
- cruelly and bitterly
- cruelly and regretfully
- severely and bitterly
- severely and regretfully
- sharply and bitterly
- sharply and regretfully
- agonizingly and bitterly
- agonizingly and regretfully
- piercingly and bitterly
- piercingly and regretfully
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