Sad'ly adverb 1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [ Obsolete] « In go the spears full sadly in arest.» Chaucer. 2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [ Obsolete] « To tell thee sadly , shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we lost her as we came.»... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/4