sorry

  • 11sorry — index contrite, deplorable, ignoble, lamentable, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), paltry, penitent, poor (inferior in quality) …

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  • 12sorry — (izg. sȍri) uzv. DEFINICIJA žarg. oprosti!, nemoj zamjeriti! ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 13sorry — pitiable, *contemptible, despicable, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby Analogous words: *mean, ignoble, sordid, abject: *miserable, wretched: paltry, *petty, trifling, trivial …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14sorry — sor|ry W2S1 [ˈsɔri US ˈsa:ri, ˈso:ri] adj comparative sorrier superlative sorriest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 sorry/I m sorry 2¦(ashamed)¦ 3 sorry? 4¦(feeling pity)¦ 5¦(sad/disappointed)¦ 6 you ll be sorry 7 I m sorry to say (that) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15sorry — adjective 1 ASHAMED (not before noun) feeling ashamed or unhappy about something bad you have done: be sorry about: We re sorry about all the mess, Mom. | be sorry (that): Casey was sorry he d gotten so angry at the kids over nothing. | say (you… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16sorry — [[t]sɒ̱ri[/t]] ♦♦ sorrier, sorriest 1) CONVENTION (formulae) You say Sorry or I m sorry as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally …

    English dictionary

  • 17sorry — sor|ry [ sɔri ] adjective *** 1. ) ashamed, embarrassed, or unhappy about something that you have done: Tell your sister you re sorry! sorry (that): I m sorry I behaved in such a childish way. sorry for: He wasn t sorry for hitting the other boy …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18sorry */*/*/ — UK [ˈsɒrɪ] / US [ˈsɔrɪ] adjective Word forms sorry : adjective sorry comparative sorrier superlative sorriest 1) a) used for emphasizing how bad, stupid, or embarrassing something is That s the sorriest excuse I ve ever heard. a sorry… …

    English dictionary

  • 19sorry*/*/*/ — [ˈsɒri] adj 1) ashamed, embarrassed, or unhappy about something that you have done Tell your sister you re sorry![/ex] He wasn t sorry for hitting the other boy.[/ex] I m sorry I behaved in such a childish way.[/ex] 2) feeling sadness or sympathy …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 20sorry — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ make sb ▪ I ll make you sorry you were ever born! ADVERB ▪ …

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