apologetic

/əˌpɑl·əˈdʒet̬·ɪk/ adj

Definition

› expressing regret about having caused someone inconvenience or unhappiness: He was apologetic for not returning my call. apologetically

/əˌpɑl·əˈdʒet̬·ɪk·li/ adv › The waiter apologetically took the bone back to the kitchen and quickly brought Mr. Apple another.

(Definition of apologetic adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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