apologetic
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Sounding empathetic or apologetic helps it accomplish that task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Last week, after viewers of his official Instagram and TikTok accounts noticed that he’d been riding without a helmet, he posted an apologetic response: “You’re right. I’ve got to do better.”
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said he had been attracted to the "brashness" of Americans who had never been apologetic.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
My husband stepped into the glow of the television, a gentle, almost apologetic look on his face.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Katherine gives me another dirty look while Mr. Gideon packs away his implements and I shrug and give her an apologetic grin.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing apologetic
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ic
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