Definitions for: Apologetic

[adj] offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"

Webster (1913) Definition: A*pol`o*get"ic, Apologetical A*pol`o*get"ic*al,
a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak in defense of; ? from + ? speech, ?
to say, to speak. See Logic.]
Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense,
or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic
essay. ``To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone.''
--Macaulay.

Synonyms: contrite, defensive, excusatory, justificative, justificatory, self-deprecating

Antonyms: unapologetic

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