sorry
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i, ˈsɔr adjective, sor·ri·er, sor·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.
6.
(used interjectionally as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English sārig; cognate with Low German sērig, Old High German sērag. See sore, -y1
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.
1. regretful, sympathetic, pitying. 3. unhappy, depressed, sorrowing. 4. grievous, mournful, painful. 5. abject, contemptible, paltry, worthless, shabby. See wretched.
Antonyms
1. happy.
1. happy.
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World English Dictionary
sorry (ˈsɒrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| '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
I'm sorry) is attested from 1834; phrase sorry about that popularized 1960s by U.S. TV show "Get Smart."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
sorry definitionand pathetic
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
The captain said he was sorry and told me to file a complaint.
Sorry for the rather random off topic question, but that kinda bugged me for a while now.
But three weeks afterwards he called her up again and told her he could not say how sorry he was, but the thing had to be done.
Sorry, realized the first and maybe second were covered already.
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