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sorriness

 [sor-ee, sawr-ee]   Origin

sor·ry

   [sor-ee, sawr-ee]
adjective, -ri·er, -ri·est.
1.
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.
2.
regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic: a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.
3.
sorrowful, grieved, or sad: Was she sorry when her brother died?
4.
associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal.
5.
wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful: a sorry horse.
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6.
(used interjectionally as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English sārig; cognate with Low German sērig, Old High German sērag. See sore, -y1

Related forms
sor·ri·ly, adverb
sor·ri·ness, noun
un·sor·ry, adjective

Synonyms
1. regretful, sympathetic, pitying. 3. unhappy, depressed, sorrowing. 4. grievous, mournful, painful. 5. abject, contemptible, paltry, worthless, shabby. See wretched.

Antonyms
1. happy.

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sorry (ˈsɒrɪ)
 
—adj (often foll by for) , -rier, -riest
1.  feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret: I feel sorry for him
2.  pitiful, wretched, or deplorable: a sorry sight
3.  poor; paltry: a sorry excuse
4.  affected by sorrow; sad
5.  causing sorrow or sadness
 
—interj
6.  an exclamation expressing apology, used esp at the time of the misdemeanour, offence, etc
 
[Old English sārig; related to Old High German sērag; see sore]
 
'sorrily
 
—adv
 
'sorriness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

sorry
O.E. sarig "distressed, full of sorrow," from W.Gmc. *sairig-, from *sairaz "pain" (physical and mental); related to sar (see sore). Meaning "wretched, worthless, poor" first recorded mid-13c. Spelling shift from -a- to -o- by influence of sorrow. Apologetic sense (short for
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I'm sorry) is attested from 1834; phrase sorry about that popularized 1960s by U.S. TV show "Get Smart."
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sorry definition


and pathetic
  1. mod.
    pitiful; drawing ridicule or scorn; worthy more of condemnation than pity. (In colloquial use these words are usually used in sarcasm and disgust.) : You are one sorry bastard! , You are a pathetic person and a pathetic example of a quarterback!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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