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unfortunately
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unfortunately, adv.
1 (qualifying a whole sentence) it is unfortunate that.
2 in an unfortunate manner.
1 (qualifying a whole sentence) it is unfortunate that.
2 in an unfortunate manner.
THESAURUS
unfortunately
by ill hap, by ill luck, impolitically, impoliticly, in adverse circumstances, inadvisably, inappropriately, inaptly, inauspiciously, incongruously, inconveniently, ineptly, inexpediently, infelicitously, inopportunely, sadly, undesirably, unfavorably, unfittingly, unhappily, unluckily, unpromisingly, unpropitiously, unprovidentially, unseasonably, unsuitablyROGET THESAURUS
unfortunately
Regret
N regret, repining, homesickness, nostalgia, mal du pays, maladie, lamentation, penitence, bitterness, heartburning, recrimination (accusation), laudator temporis acti, regretting, regretful, homesick, regretted, much to be regretted, regrettable, lamentable, regrettably, unfortunately, most unfortunately, Int, alas!, what a pity!, hang it!, 'tis pity, 'tis too true, sigh'd and look'd and sigh'd again, I'm sorry.For further exploring for "unfortunately" in Webster Dictionary Online