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apologetic

UK: /əˌpɒl.əˈdʒet.ɪk/ US: /-ˌpɑː.ləˈdʒet̮.ɪk/

Translation

adj
apologético,ca
de disculpa
to be apologetic about sth
disculparse
He was very apologetic about it
Se disculpó mucho por lo ocurrido
(Definition of apologetic adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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