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apologetic

adj
/əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/UK/əˌpɑləˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/US

Etymology

From French apologétique, from Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós, “of or suitable for defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in defense of”); see more at English apology.

  1. derived from ἀπολογητικός — “of or suitable for defense”
  2. derived from apologēticus
  3. derived from apologétique

Definitions

  1. Having the character of apology

    Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

    • His tone was apologetic as he explained what had happened.
    • Very different was he, however, from the brusque and masterful professor of common sense who had taken over the case so confidently at Upper Norwood. His expression was downcast, and his bearing meek and even apologetic.
    • Aberdeen Joint is a fine station. Its approach is a real approach, not an apologetic side-street; its granite building has a dignity in keeping with the famous city skyline it faces, [...].

  2. Defending by words or arguments

    Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.

  3. A formal apology.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A defensive method of argument.

The neighborhood

Derived

apologetically, apologetic apostrophe, apologeticism, apologeticness, apologetic proverb, nonapologetic, pseudoapologetic, semiapologetic, unapologetic

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at apologetic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at apologetic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at apologetic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA