apologetic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: apologetic	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for apologetic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apologetic adj offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" Synonym(s): apologetic, excusatory Antonym(s): unapologetic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apologetic \Apol`oget"ic\, Apologetical \Apol`oget"ical\, 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. [bd]To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone.[b8] --Macaulay.