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apologetic

Rarely ·DZ····

[uh-pol-uh-jet-ik]

adjective

  1. containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc..

    An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.

  2. defending by speech or writing.

  3. willing or eager to apologize.

  4. sorry; regretful.



apologetic

/ əˌɒəˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. expressing or anxious to make apology; contrite

  2. protecting or defending in speech or writing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • apologetically adverb
  • nonapologetic adjective
  • nonapologetical adjective
  • nonapologetically adverb
  • pseudoapologetic adjective
  • pseudoapologetically adverb
  • quasi-apologetic adjective
  • quasi-apologetically adverb
  • unapologetic adjective
  • ˌDZˈپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apologetic1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English apologetik “a formal defense,” from Middle French or directly from Late Latin DZDzŧپܲ “written defense, defensive,” Greek DZDzŧپó “fit for defense,” equivalent to DZDzŧ- (variant stem of DZDzîٳ󲹾 “to speak in defense”; apologia ) + -tikos -tic
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The court also heard that during police interviews, Mr Donaldson gave a "full and frank account", and was apologetic towards those involved.

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Back then, I was quite apologetic in my love for L.A.

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The six-minute-long message features an apologetic Baldoni attempting to empathize with Lively's hurt feelings about his response to her suggesting rewrites of a scene.

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She said the officers were "very apologetic" afterwards and "really nice".

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The Guard member was apologetic as people kept coming up, begging to get medication, clothes and insurance papers from their homes.

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