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unregretfully

unregretfully adverb: in an unregretful manner; without regret.

Adverb

unregretfully (comparative more unregretfully, superlative most unregretfully)

  1. In an unregretful manner; without regret.
    • The approbation of a nature so narrow could hardly have affected her much, one would think, and yet it is plain that she longed for it—she longed, indeed, all her life for such things as she possessed not. She could sacrifice her wishes at all times generously and unregretfully, but she never knew...1887, Arabella Jane Duffy, Madame de Staël, Chapter VI
    • And yet Dick was not altogether indifferent concerning the uniform he wore and the country which he served. After all, it was the land which had bred him; the land which his gay, daring forefathers had won for him, paying lightly and unregretfully with the price of their lives. And this work which...1913, G. B Lancaster, The Law-bringers, Hodder and Stoughton

Examples of unregretfully in a sentence

  • She could sacrifice her wishes at all times generously and unregretfully, but she never knew how to bear being denied one of them.1887, Arabella Jane Duffy, Madame de Staël, Chapter VI:
  • After all, it was the land which had bred him; the land which his gay, daring forefathers had won for him, paying lightly and unregretfully with the price of their lives.1913, G. B Lancaster, The Law-bringers, Hodder and Stoughton:
  • But she was the gayest of all the gay revellers that night, and told Gilbert unregretfully that her card was full when he came to ask her for a dance.1915, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, Anne of the Island, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, →OCLC:
  • God! he never dreamed how much he loved that soft, brown world which he had so carelessly, so unregretfully cast away.1928, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Dark Princess, Part 1:

Forms of unregretfully

comparativemore unregretfully
superlativemost unregretfully

Origin of unregretfully

From un- + regretfully.

Questions about unregretfully

What does unregretfully mean?
Unregretfully means in an unregretful manner; without regret.
How do you use unregretfully in a sentence?
She could sacrifice her wishes at all times generously and unregretfully, but she never knew how to bear being denied one of them.
What part of speech is unregretfully?
Unregretfully is an adverb.

Words near unregretfully in the dictionary

  1. unregistrable
  2. unregistration
  3. unregressed
  4. unregressive
  5. unregretful
  6. unregretfully
  7. unregretfulness
  8. unregrettable
  9. unregretted
  10. unregretting
  11. unregular

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