sorry
Americanadjective
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feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc..
to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
- Synonyms:
- pitying, sympathetic, regretful
- Antonyms:
- happy
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regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic.
a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.
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sorrowful, grieved, or sad.
Was she sorry when her brother died?
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associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal.
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wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful.
a sorry horse.
- Synonyms:
- worthless, paltry, contemptible, abject, shabby
interjection
adjective
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feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret
I feel sorry for him
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pitiful, wretched, or deplorable
a sorry sight
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poor; paltry
a sorry excuse
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affected by sorrow; sad
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causing sorrow or sadness
interjection
Related Words
See wretched.
Other Word Forms
- sorrily adverb
- sorriness noun
- unsorry adjective
Etymology
Origin of sorry
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English sārig; cognate with Low German sērig, Old High German sērag. See sore, -y 1
Example Sentences
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First of all, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this kind of behavior.
From MarketWatch
Look like you're enjoying yourself,' and I think, 'all right, sorry,' and I remember.
From BBC
Video from body-worn cameras released by Buffalo police shows the man holding two black rods when officers appear, and repeatedly saying "sorry."
From BBC
One of the sorriest sights in the U.S.
“I’m sorry about my ugly appearance,” a preteen Kaley said in a YouTube video played in court Thursday morning, urgently repeating, “I look so fat,” while panning the camera over her slender torso.
From Los Angeles Times
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