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 caused.
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NAmE//əˌpɑləˈdʒɛt̮ɪkli//
adverb “I'm sorry I'm late,” he murmured apologetically.See apologetic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: apologetic