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adjective
Offering or expressing apology.
synonym: apologetic.
is similar to: defensive, justificative, justificatory | self-deprecating.
is the opposite of: unapologetic.
derivation: apology | apologia, apology | apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize.
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