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
Severely and regretfully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Severely" instead an adverb "Regretfully".
Severely
Severely adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Regretfully and severely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Regretfully" instead an adverb "Severely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and regretfully
- hard and severely
- hardly and regretfully
- hardly and severely
- harshly and regretfully
- harshly and severely
- cruelly and regretfully
- cruelly and severely
- sharply and regretfully
- sharply and severely
- agonizingly and regretfully
- agonizingly and severely
- acutely and regretfully
- acutely and severely
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