| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sor·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s r  , sôr |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: sor·ri·er, sor·ri·est
1. Feeling or expressing sympathy, pity, or regret: I'm sorry I'm late. 2. Worthless or inferior; paltry: a sorry excuse. 3. Causing sorrow, grief, or misfortune; grievous: a sorry development. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English sori, from Old English s rig, sad, from sr, sore. | | OTHER FORMS: | sorri·ly —ADVERB
sorri·ness —NOUN
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