English dictionary
sorry
adjectivePronunciation
ˈsɔɹi
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- causing dejection
adjective
- bad; unfortunate
adjective
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
adjective
- without merit; of little or no value or use
Example sentences
a blue day
the dark days of the war
a week of rainy depressing weather
a disconsolate winter landscape
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
my finances were in a deplorable state
a lamentable decision
her clothes were in sad shape
a sorry state of affairs
felt regretful over his vanished youth
regretful over mistakes she had made
he felt bad about breaking the vase
a sorry horse
a sorry excuse
a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
the car was a no-good piece of junk