sorry
/ˈsɑɹi/ adjective A1- Of a person, regretful or apologetic for one's actions. · I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.
- Of a person, grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone. · I feel sorry for you, about your exam results.· The President was sorry to hear that the Ambassador was leaving.
- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable. · The storm left his garden in a sorry state.
- Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate. · Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.
Comparative sorrier · Superlative sorriest
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“Oh,” said Dorothy, “I’m awfully sorry for you.”
“I understand how you feel,” said the little girl, who was truly sorry for him.
“Good-bye!” he called after them, and they were very sorry to leave him.
It was a lovely country, with plenty of flowers and fruit trees and sunshine to cheer them, and had they not felt so sorry for the poor Scarecrow, they could have been very happy.
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