how to pronounce sadly

/ˈsædliː/

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sadly is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sadly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… sort of have to sadly kind of hunker …”

meanings of sadly

adverb:

Very much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently.
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
Unfortunately, sad to say.
Deeply, completely.

sadly frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word sadly occurs in english on average 37.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sadly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sadly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;