Found 2 items, similar to Apologetic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: apologetic
apologetic
adj : offering or expressing apology;
“an apologetic note”;
“an
apologetic manner” [syn:
excusatory] [ant:
unapologetic]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Apologetic
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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