sorry

Comparative

sorrier

Superlative

sorriest

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

   • I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.

2. 2.Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.

   • I feel sorry for you, about your exam results.
   • The President was sorry to hear that the Ambassador was leaving.

3. 3.Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

   • The storm left his garden in a sorry state.

4. 4.Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.

   • Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.
   • The sorry experience did little to suggest that Musk knows how to run a social media platform or that DeSantis is capable of governing a global superpower armed with nuclear weapons.

Intj

Interjection

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A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

1. 1.Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

   • Sorry about yesterday., No worries.
   • Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.

2. 2.Said as a request to excuse one's unintentional behaviors.

3. 3.Said as a request to pass somebody.

4. 4.Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

   • Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

Overall

Very common· #408

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Rare

Literature

Uncommon

Synonyms

• bad