Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Apologetic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Apologetic \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
apologetic
adj : offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an
apologetic manner" [ant: {unapologetic}]
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