sorry

adjective

sor·ry ˈsär-ē How to pronounce sorry (audio)

ˈsȯr-

sorrier; sorriest

: feeling sorrow or sympathy

I'm so sorry for your loss.

We were very sorry to hear the news.

She felt sorry for him. [=she felt sympathy and concern for him because of his situation, problems, etc.]

He told me to stop feeling sorry for myself. [=to stop indulging in self-pity]

: feeling regret or penitence

He was sorry about what he had said.

"I wanted to apologize," she said, "for my abominable rudeness in laughing at you just now. It was idiotic of me and I don't know why I did it. I'm sorry."

P. G. Wodehouse

"… I'm so sorry, but the tongs were too hot, and so I've made a mess," groaned poor Jo, regarding the little black pancakes with tears of regret.

Louisa May Alcott

I am sorry we have ever differed, and extremely sorry I have ever given you offence.

Charles Dickens

—used to express polite regret

I'm sorry, but I think you're wrong.I'm sorry to interrupt you.

—used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way

I'm sorry, but we won't be able to come.

— used as an apology for a minor fault or offense

Oh, sorry—that was clumsy of me.I'm late again. Sorry about that. [=I'm sorry; I apologize]

: mournful, sad

Rilla remembered one moonlit evening of childhood when she had said to her mother, "The moon just looks like a sorry, sorry face."

Lucy Maud Montgomery

: inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule : pitiful

Their affairs were in a sorry state.

Lawrence blushed, and then smiled awkwardly. A man in love is a sorry spectacle.

Agatha Christie

In view of the sorry treatment of the Native Americans of the US, it is time that their voice was heard a little more clearly in contemporary American society.

Tim Flannery

… had been on her way to work when her rusted-out, … sorry excuse for a car … choked on its last drop of gasoline, then died.

Ingrid Law

sorrily

ˈsär-ə-lē

ˈsȯr-

adverb

sorriness

ˈsär-ē-nəs How to pronounce sorry (audio)

ˈsȯr-

noun

Example Sentences

I'm sorry if I offended you. She was sorry to hear about their divorce. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sorry for saying that. I'm sorry that I wasted your time. What a sorry state of affairs we're in now. That's the sorriest excuse I've heard. See More

Recent Examples on the Web On the one hand (sorry), there are the vaccine double-downers.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 Genuinely sorry to see so many great people go, but, at the end of the day, only two are going through.

Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 The three-month outlook shows increased chances for above-average temperatures for all of Alabama and for much of the U.S. (sorry).

Leigh Morgan, al, 1 Sep. 2022 But Shadow Mountain football players aren't feeling sorry for themselves.

Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 Also daunting though, to recognize the challenges that this disruptive sorry to use the word economy is is presenting us.

Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 And look at the sorry state of our roads—someone graffitied the asphalt with white lines!

Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 The ensuing four acts are then structured around Chromatica itself, interspersed with songs from The Fame, The Fame Monster and Born This Way mostly (sorry to the Artpop or Joanne devotees: cuts from those albums were left off the setlist entirely).

Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022 For his part, Vance Barlow is sorry to see Allred go.

Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	sorrily
释义	sorry adjective sor·ry ˈsär-ē ˈsȯr- sorrier; sorriest 1 a : feeling sorrow or sympathy I'm so sorry for your loss. We were very sorry to hear the news. She felt sorry for him. [=she felt sympathy and concern for him because of his situation, problems, etc.] He told me to stop feeling sorry for myself. [=to stop indulging in self-pity] b : feeling regret or penitence He was sorry about what he had said. "I wanted to apologize," she said, "for my abominable rudeness in laughing at you just now. It was idiotic of me and I don't know why I did it. I'm sorry." P. G. Wodehouse "… I'm so sorry, but the tongs were too hot, and so I've made a mess," groaned poor Jo, regarding the little black pancakes with tears of regret. Louisa May Alcott I am sorry we have ever differed, and extremely sorry I have ever given you offence. Charles Dickens —used to express polite regret I'm sorry, but I think you're wrong.I'm sorry to interrupt you. —used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way I'm sorry, but we won't be able to come. — used as an apology for a minor fault or offense Oh, sorry—that was clumsy of me.I'm late again. Sorry about that. [=I'm sorry; I apologize] 2 : mournful, sad Rilla remembered one moonlit evening of childhood when she had said to her mother, "The moon just looks like a sorry, sorry face." Lucy Maud Montgomery 3 : inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule : pitiful Their affairs were in a sorry state. Lawrence blushed, and then smiled awkwardly. A man in love is a sorry spectacle. Agatha Christie In view of the sorry treatment of the Native Americans of the US, it is time that their voice was heard a little more clearly in contemporary American society. Tim Flannery … had been on her way to work when her rusted-out, … sorry excuse for a car … choked on its last drop of gasoline, then died. Ingrid Law sorrily ˈsär-ə-lē ˈsȯr- adverb sorriness ˈsär-ē-nəs ˈsȯr- noun Synonyms cheap contemptible cruddy deplorable despicable dirty grubby lame lousy mean nasty paltry pitiable pitiful ratty scabby scummy scurvy sneaking wretched See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I'm sorry if I offended you. She was sorry to hear about their divorce. I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sorry for saying that. I'm sorry that I wasted your time. What a sorry state of affairs we're in now. That's the sorriest excuse I've heard. See More Recent Examples on the Web On the one hand (sorry), there are the vaccine double-downers. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 Genuinely sorry to see so many great people go, but, at the end of the day, only two are going through. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 The three-month outlook shows increased chances for above-average temperatures for all of Alabama and for much of the U.S. (sorry). Leigh Morgan, al, 1 Sep. 2022 But Shadow Mountain football players aren't feeling sorry for themselves. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 Also daunting though, to recognize the challenges that this disruptive sorry to use the word economy is is presenting us. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 And look at the sorry state of our roads—someone graffitied the asphalt with white lines! Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 The ensuing four acts are then structured around Chromatica itself, interspersed with songs from The Fame, The Fame Monster and Born This Way mostly (sorry to the Artpop or Joanne devotees: cuts from those albums were left off the setlist entirely). Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022 For his part, Vance Barlow is sorry to see Allred go. Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English sory, from Old English sārig, from sār sore First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing sorry feel sorry for oneself feeling sorry for myself poor/sad/sorry excuse for (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry sorry to say felt sorry for feel sorry for oneself feeling sorry for myself poor/sad/sorry excuse for (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry sorry to say felt sorry for Kids Definition sorry adjective sor·ry ˈsär-ē sorrier; sorriest 1 : feeling sorrow or regret I'm sorry I lied. 2 : causing sorrow, pity, or scorn : pitiful a sorry sight a sorry excuse sorrily adverb as in pitiably Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pitiably abominably contemptibly hatefully detestably nastily wretchedly despicably ignobly basely dishonorably currishly degenerately Antonyms & Near Antonyms greatly nobly honorably heroically magnanimously greatheartedly grandly loftily gallantly magnificently venerably high-mindedly majestically See More
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