apologetic (a)
excusatory (a)

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type a
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def offering or expressing apology
examples an apologetic note
an apologetic manner
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form excusatory → excuse
Derivationally related form apologetic → apology; apologetic → apology
Antonym apologetic → unapologetic
Similar to defensive, justificative, justificatory; self-deprecating
Incoming links
Similar to defensive, justificative, justificatory; self-deprecating
Antonym unapologetic → apologetic
Derived from adjective apologetically → apologetic
Derivationally related form apology → apologetic; apology → apologetic
Derivationally related form excuse → excusatory

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