apologetic

a·pol·o·get·ic  (-pl-jtk) also a·pol·o·get·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

1. Offering or expressing an apology or excuse: an apologetic note; an apologetic smile.

2. Self-deprecating; humble: an apologetic manner.

3. Serving as or containing a formal justification or defense: an apologetic treatise on church doctrine.

n.

A formal defense or apology.

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[Middle English, formal defense, from Latin apologticus, from Greek apologtikos, suitable for defense, from apologeisthai, to defend oneself verbally, from apologos, apology, story; see apologue.]

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a·polo·geti·cal·ly adv.

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apologetic [əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk]

adj

1. expressing or anxious to make apology; contrite

2. protecting or defending in speech or writing

apologetically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

apologetic - offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" excusatory unapologetic - unwilling to make or express an apology; "an unapologetic believer"

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apologetic

adjective regretful, sorry, rueful, contrite, remorseful, penitent The hospital staff were very apologetic about the mistake.

Translations

apologetic [əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk] ADJ [look, smile, letter, tone] → de disculpa
he came in with an apologetic air → entró como pidiendo disculpas
he didn't seem in the least apologetic → no parecía sentirlo en absoluto
"oh, I'm sorry," said the girl, immediately apologetic → -ay, lo siento -dijo la niña disculpándose rápidamente
twenty minutes late, a profusely apologetic Mrs Perks arrived → la Sra. Perks llegó con veinte minutos de retraso disculpándose profusamente
he was very apologetic → se deshizo en disculpas
to be apologetic about sth → disculparse por algo

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apologetic [əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk] adj [tone, letter] → d'excuse; [person, smile] → contrit(e)
to be apologetic about sth → s'excuser de qch
to be very apologetic about sth → s'excuser vivement de qch

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apologetic

adj (= making an apology) → entschuldigend attr; (= sorry, regretful) → bedauernd attr; a very apologetic Mr Smith rang back → Herr Smith rief zurück und entschuldigte sich sehr; she wrote me an apologetic letter → sie schrieb mir und entschuldigte sich vielmals; I’m afraid you didn’t win, he said with an apologetic look → es tut mir leid, aber Sie haben nicht gewonnen, sagte er mit bedauernder Miene; he was most apologetic (about it) → er entschuldigte sich vielmals (dafür); his tone was very apologetic → sein Ton war sehr bedauernd; his expression was very apologetic → seine Miene drückte deutlich sein Bedauern aus

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apologetic [əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk] adj (look, remark, letter) → di scusa
he was very apologetic about it/for not coming → si è scusato moltissimo di ciò/per or di non essere venuto

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apologetic apologize