sorry

Letters that make sorry

s, o, r, y are letters that make 'sorry'

Words within sorry

OR, Orr, so are words within 'sorry'


4 possible definitions for 'sorry'

Sorry as "bad, unfortunate"

Under this definition, sorry is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pitiful, distressing, sad, deplorable, lamentable have the same meaning as 'sorry'

Derivatives of sorry

gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness, paltriness, sorriness, lament, deplore, bemoan, bewail are derivatives of 'sorry'.

Similar to sorry

bad is similar to sorry.

Example of sorry used within this context

"my finances were in a deplorable state", "a lamentable decision", "her clothes were in sad shape", "a sorry state of affairs"


Sorry as "without merit"

Under this definition, sorry is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

no-good, no-account, no-count, good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless have the same meaning as 'sorry'

Derivatives of sorry

goof-off, ne'er-do-well, paltriness, sorriness, good-for-nothing, no-account, goldbrick, good-for-naught are derivatives of 'sorry'.

Similar to sorry

worthless is similar to sorry.

Example of sorry used within this context

"a sorry horse", "a sorry excuse", "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick", "the car was a no-good piece of junk"


Sorry as "feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone"

Under this definition, sorry is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bad, regretful have the same meaning as 'sorry'

Antonyms

unregretful, unregretting have the opposite meaning of 'sorry'


Sorry as "causing dejection"

Under this definition, sorry is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grim, gloomy, dingy, dark, blue, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary have the same meaning as 'sorry'

Derivatives of sorry

insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness are derivatives of 'sorry'.

Similar to sorry

depressing, cheerless, uncheerful are similar to 'sorry'.



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