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Etymology

Etymology tree English apologetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English apologetically From apologetic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
   • “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster. 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

Forms

Synonyms

apologizingly

Translations (5)

it apologeticamente (in an apologetic manner) · ca apologèticament (in an apologetic manner) · fr apologétiquement (in an apologetic manner) · es disculpándose (in an apologetic manner) · pl przepraszająco (in an apologetic manner)