apologetically
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
apologetic + -ally
Adverb[edit]
apologetically (comparative more apologetically, superlative most apologetically)
- In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
- 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
- “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
in an apologetic manner
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References[edit]
- “apologetically”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.