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   A·pol·o·get·ic

   /əˌpäləˈjedik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense or failure: "she was very apologetic about the whole incident"
   • ▪ of the nature of a formal defense or justification of something such as a theory or religious doctrine: "the apologetic proposition that production for profit is the same thing as production for need"

   Word Origin 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 defense’, from apologia (see apology). The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAPOLOGETIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   APOLOGETIC meaning: 1. showing that you feel sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness: 2. showing…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › apologeticApologetic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. offering or expressing apology. “an apologetic note”. “an apologetic manner”. synonyms: excusatory. defensive, justificative, justificatory. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing. self-deprecating. conscious of your own shortcomings.

4. www.britannica.com › topic › apologeticsApologetics | Definition, History, Christianity, Key Figures, &...

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   apologetics, in Christianity, the intellectual defense of the truth of the Christian religion, usually considered a branch of theology. In Protestant usage, apologetics can be distinguished from polemics, in which the beliefs of a particular Christian church are defended.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishapologetic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   apologetic. adjective. /əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk/. /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk/. feeling or showing that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem. ‘Sorry,’ she said, with an apologetic smile. apologetic about/for something They were very apologetic about the trouble they'd caused. Extra Examples.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPOLOGETIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › apologeticApologetic - definition of apologetic by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Offering or expressing an apology or excuse: an apologetic note; an apologetic smile. 2. Self-deprecating; humble: an apologetic manner. 3. Serving as or containing a formal justification or defense: an apologetic treatise on church doctrine. n. A formal defense or apology.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › apologetic_adjapologetic, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word apologetic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.