Apologetic

(adj) //əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk//

Meaning

Feeling or showing that you are sorry for something bad you have done

Pronunciation

UK /əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk/

US /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk/

Example Sentences

Restaurant cooks salt vegetables far more generously than most of us dare, and they do it early, in layers, rather than in one apologetic pinch at the end.

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Why Restaurant Vegetables Taste Better Than YoursThat plate of charred broccoli you ordered last week cost eleven dollars, and you have quietly resented your own kitchen ever since. The gap is real, but it has almost nothing to do with talent. Resta...Read story

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