as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
she apologized later, but it was clear she did so resentfully
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sadly
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One of the biggest of these is a sadly inescapable one: What if Chadwick Boseman hadn’t died?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025 -
But sadly, neither of the adoptions in recent years in either Madison or Michigan survived for long, the Smithsonian report says.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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“Resentfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentfully. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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