Sorry - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɑːrɪ|  American pronunciation of the word sorry
Brit.  |ˈsɒrɪ|  British pronunciation of the word sorry

adjective

- bad; unfortunate (syn: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad)
a sorry state of affairs
- without merit; of little or no value or use (syn: good-for-nothing, no-good)
a sorry horse
a sorry excuse
- causing dejection (syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim)

Extra examples

I'm sorry if I offended you.

She was sorry to hear about their divorce.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry for saying that.

I'm sorry that I wasted your time.

What a sorry state of affairs we're in now.

That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.

I am dreadfully / terribly sorry

I am so sorry.

She is sorry for him.

Sorry for the delay in answering

We are sorry for being late.

We are sorry that you weren't able to come.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: sorrier
superlative: sorriest
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