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sorrily

sorrily adverb: in a sorry manner; poorly.

Adverb

sorrily (comparative more sorrily, superlative most sorrily)

  1. In a sorry manner; poorly.
    • Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Forms of sorrily

comparativemore sorrily
superlativemost sorrily

Origin of sorrily

From Middle English soryly, from Old English sāriġlīċ; equivalent to sorry + -ly.

Questions about sorrily

What does sorrily mean?
Sorrily means in a sorry manner; poorly.
What part of speech is sorrily?
Sorrily is an adverb.

Words near sorrily in the dictionary

  1. Sorrentos
  2. sorried
  3. sorrier
  4. sorries
  5. sorriest
  6. sorrily
  7. sorriness
  8. sorrisome
  9. sorrow
  10. sorrow-ridden
  11. sorrowe

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