Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an apologetic manner; by way of defense or excuse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By way of apology.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
apologetic manner; by way ofdefense ,apology orexcuse .
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- adverb in an apologetic manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Nothing was delivered this morning, sir,” Brown started to explain apologetically; but I interrupted him.
THE DREAM OF DEBS 2010
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"Nothing was delivered this morning, sir," Brown started to explain apologetically; but I interrupted him.
The Dream of Debs 1914
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Soon after they arrived, the rabbi of the local Orthodox congregation called apologetically to inform him that he and his partner were not welcome to attend the synagogue based on a ruling from another rabbi.
Rabbi Jason Miller: Religious Leaders Must Preach Tolerance, Compassion Toward LGBT Community Rabbi Jason Miller 2010
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Soon after they arrived, the rabbi of the local Orthodox congregation called apologetically to inform him that he and his partner were not welcome to attend the synagogue based on a ruling from another rabbi.
Rabbi Jason Miller: Religious Leaders Must Preach Tolerance, Compassion Toward LGBT Community Rabbi Jason Miller 2010
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“I had to cook dinner for the kids,” Garcia called apologetically as he ran to unlock the two-story cottage on the hill in Hayward known as the Boyunsah Buddhist Temple.
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Some time later, according to Davis, Salander called apologetically and said he had been mistaken.
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Some time later, according to Davis, Salander called apologetically and said he had been mistaken.
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Some time later, according to Davis, Salander called apologetically and said he had been mistaken.
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Some time later, according to Davis, Salander called apologetically and said he had been mistaken.
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Some time later, according to Davis, Salander called apologetically and said he had been mistaken.
sionnach commented on the word apologetically
"These are the propulsion systems used by NASA for the moonshots," said Tom apologetically.
March 20, 2007