apologetic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

apolo·get·ic BrE [əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk] NAmE [əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk] adjective
feeling or showing that you are sorry for doing sth wrong or for causing a problem
•‘Sorry,’ she said, with an apologetic smile.
•~ about/for sth They were very apologetic about the trouble they'd caused.
Derived Word: ↑apologetically

Word Origin:
[apologetic apologetically] late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal justification): from French apologétique or late Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologētikos, from apologeisthei ‘speak in one's own defence’, from apologia, from apo ‘away’ + -logia (see ↑-ology). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•He was profusely apologetic about the mistake.
•I hope she was suitably apologetic afterwards.
•Leroy sounded almost apologetic.
•She was apologetic for taking so long.
•They were very apologetic about the trouble they'd caused.