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a·pol·o·get·ic

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–adjective

1.	containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.

2.	defending by speech or writing.

3.	willing or eager to apologize.

4.	sorry; regretful.

Also, a·pol·o·get·i·cal.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME apologetik a formal defense (< MF) < LL apologéticus written defense, defensive < Gk apologétikós fit for defense, equiv. to apologé- (var. s. of apologeǐsthai to speak in defense; see apologia) + -tikos -tic

]

—Related forms

a·pol·o·get·i·cal·ly, adverb

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a·pol·o·get·ic Audio Help (ə-pŏl'ə-jět'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Offering or expressing an apology or excuse: an apologetic note; an apologetic smile.
Self-deprecating; humble: an apologetic manner.
Serving as or containing a formal justification or defense: an apologetic treatise on church doctrine.

n. A formal defense or apology.

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

a·pol'o·get'i·cal·ly adv.

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apologetic
adjective
offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" [ant: contrive]

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aˌpoloˈgetic [-ˈdʒetik] adjective

showing regret or saying one is sorry for having done something wrong etc
Example: an apologetic letter

Arabic:	إعْتِذاري
Chinese (Simplified):	道歉的
Chinese (Traditional):	道歉的
Czech:	omluvný
Danish:	undskyldende
Dutch:	verontschuldigend
Estonian:	andekspaluv
Finnish:	anteeksipyytävä
French:	d'excuse
German:	entschuldigend
Greek:	που δείχνει μεταμέλεια, απολογητικός
Hungarian:	védekező
Icelandic:	afsakandi
Italian:	di scuse*
Japanese:	謝罪の

Korean:	사과의
Latvian:	atvainošanās-; apoloģētisks
Lithuanian:	atsiprašantis, reiškiantis atsiprašymą
Norwegian:	unnskyldende
Polish:	przepraszający
Portuguese (Brazil):	de desculpas
Portuguese (Portugal):	de desculpa
Romanian:	de scuze
Russian:	извиняющийся; примирительный
Slovak:	ospravedlňujúci
Slovenian:	z opravičilom
Spanish:	de disculpa, apologético
Swedish:	ursäktande
Turkish:	özür dileyen

See also: apology, apologize, apologise

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Apologetic

A*pol`o*get"ic\, Apologetical \A*pol`o*get"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak in defense of; ? from + ? speech, ? to say, to speak. See Logic.] Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay. "To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone." --Macaulay.

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