Sorry Definition
sŏrē, sôrē
sorrier, sorriest
adjective
sorrier, sorriest
Feeling or expressing sorrow.
We are sorry to hear that you are leaving so soon.
American Heritage
Full of sorrow, pity, or sympathy: also used as an expression of apology or mild regret.
Webster's New World
Wretched; miserable.
A sorry tenement.
Webster's New World
Feeling or expressing regret.
I'm sorry I'm late.
American Heritage
Inferior in worth or quality; poor.
A sorry exhibit.
Webster's New World
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interjection
Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.
Wiktionary
Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.
Wiktionary
noun
The act of saying sorry; an apology.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Sorry
Noun
Singular:
sorryPlural:
sorriesAdjective
Base Form:
sorry
Comparative:
sorrierSuperlative:
sorriestOrigin of Sorry
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From Middle English sory, from Old English sāriÄ¡ (“feeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved, sorrowful, sad, mournful, bitter"), from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz (“sad"), from Proto-Indo-European *sayǝw- (“hard, rough, painful"). Cognate with Low German serig (“sick, scabby"), German dialectal sehrig (“sore, sad, painful"). More at sore.
From Wiktionary
Middle English sori from Old English sārig sad from sār sore
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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