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Word: Apologetic
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal justification): from French apologétique or late Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologētikos, from apologeisthei ‘speak in one's own defence’, from apologia (see apology). The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk
expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure
Short Definition:expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of offence or failure
Examples:- she was very apologetic about the whole incident
- an apologetic smile
constituting a formal defence or justification of a theory or doctrine
Short Definition:constituting formal defence or justification of theory or doctrine
Examples:- the apologetic proposition that production for profit is the same thing as production for need
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