regretfully
ri gret fuh lee
- r with regret (used in polite formulas)
I must regretfully decline your kind invitation
- But after a few years, says Lasseter regretfully, "it was just not working out.
- The Master of Balliol shook his head regretfully, said they had had a great many famous people at Balliol but would have to draw the line somewhere.
- But Jackie regretfully declined the prizea return trip to Pariswhen her mother objected.