sorry
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sorrier;
sorriest
sorrier;
sorriest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SORRY
[more sorry; most sorry]
1
:
feeling sorrow or regret
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I'm sorry if I offended you.
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She was sorry to hear about their divorce.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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I'm sorry for saying that.
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I'm sorry that I wasted your time.
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He felt sorry for her. [=he felt sympathy for her because she was in a bad situation]
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Stop feeling sorry for yourself. [=feeling pity for yourself]
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It's probably not necessary to check the figures again, but (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry. [=it is better to be careful now so that problems do not occur later on]
2
a
— used to express polite regret
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Sorry, but I disagree.
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Sorry [=excuse me], I didn't mean to interrupt you.
b
— used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way
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I'm sorry, but I couldn't find any information for you.
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Sorry, but it's too late to change our plans.
c
— used as an apology for a minor fault or offense (such as bumping into someone)
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Sorry. I didn't see you standing there.
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I forgot to pick up the dry cleaning. Sorry about that. [=I'm sorry; I apologize]
d
— used as a polite way of asking someone to repeat something spoken
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Sorry? [=Pardon?] I couldn't hear what you said.
e
— used to introduce a correction to what you have said or written
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(humorous) Any football nut—sorry, fan—will know what I mean.
3
always used before a noun
a
:
very bad or poor
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What a sorry state of affairs we're in now.
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That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.
b
:
causing feelings of disappointment or pity
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The sorry [=sad] truth is that he was right all along.
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I dragged my sorry [=pitiful] self out of bed.
