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Definition: Apologetically |
ApologeticallyAdverb1. In an apologetic manner; "he spoke apologetically about his past". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "apologetically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1841. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | The Count spread out his hands apologetically, and ducked his head. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | She looked apologetically at the waiting children. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Apologetically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Apologetically" is used about 209 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 209 | 21,011 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "apologetically": half-apologetically, semi-apologetically. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "apologetically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 歉然地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | omluvnì. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | anteeksipyydellen (with many apologies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sich rechtfertigend, apologetisches. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απολογητικά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 사과 으로. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | apologeticallyay извиняющимся тоном (appologetically). (various references) excusándose. (various references) mazeret göstererek, özür diler gibi. (various references) вибачаючись, виправдовуючись. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "apologetically": unapologetically. (additional references) | |
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"Apologetically" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apologatically, polygenically. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "apologetically" (pronounced upÄ'luje"tiklē) |
| 7 | -j e" t i k l ē | energetically. |
| 6 | -e" t i k l ē | aesthetically, alphabetically, cosmetically, genetically, hypothetically, phonetically, poetically, synthetically. |
| 5 | -t i k l ē | acoustically, analytically, artistically, authentically, automatically, characteristically, democratically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecstatically, emphatically, enthusiastically, erratically, euphemistically, fantastically, geopolitically, idiotically, linguistically, logistically, optically, realistically, sarcastically, stylistically, systematically, thematically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically. |
| 4 | -i k l ē | academically, aerobically, aerodynamically, algebraically, angelically, astronomically, basically, biologically, categorically, chronologically, classically, demographically, ecologically, economically, ethnically, forensically, generically, geometrically, graphically, heroically, hysterically, ideologically, ironically, logically, lyrically, mechanically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, organically, pathologically, physiologically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, rhetorically, rhythmically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, symmetrically, systemically, terrifically, theologically, tragically, volcanically. |
| 3 | -k l ē | alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-l-l-l-o-o-p-t-y" | |
-3 letters: typological. | |
-4 letters: alogically, apologetic, poetically. | |
-5 letters: aetiology, allotypic, apologiae, capitally, collegial, colligate, collotype, glacially, logically, optically, telically, topically. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-l-l-l-o-o-p-t-y" | |
+2 letters: organoleptically, paleoclimatology, unapologetically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 6F 6C 6F 67 65 74 69 63 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. --- .-.. --- --. . - .. -.-. .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01100101 01110100 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p o l o g e t i c a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 006F 006C 006F 0067 0065 0074 0069 0063 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3582817881737186756967787891 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kiinalainen, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, 중국, китайский, китаец, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, t?ekkiläinen, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, 체", чешский, checo, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, 핀란", финский, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, saksalainen, "ερμανός, 독일, немецкий, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , řek, řecký, řeètina, kreikkalainen, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, 그리스, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejec, korejština, korejský, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, кореец, корейский, coreano, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, 러시아, русский, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, španìlský, španìlština, espanjalainen, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, 스페인, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | 乌克兰, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, ukrainalainen, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, 영국, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
| 1. Definition 2. Quotations: Fiction 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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