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Adverb: sadly  sad-lee
  1. In an unfortunate way
    "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild";
    - unhappily
     
  2. With sadness; in a sad manner
    "'She died last night,' he said sadly"
     
  3. In an unfortunate or deplorable manner
    "he was sadly neglected";
    - deplorably, lamentably, woefully

Encyclopedia: Sadly, the Future Is No Longer What It Was