regretfully

1. 1.

   with regret (used in polite formulas)

   “I must regretfully decline your kind invitation”

Questions about regretfully

What does regretfully mean?

regretfully means "with regret (used in polite formulas)".

How many syllables are in regretfully?

regretfully has 4 syllables: re-gret-ful-ly. The stress falls on "gret". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtfəli/.

Is regretfully a common word?

regretfully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.