sor´ri|ness

sor´ri|ness
sor|ry «SOR ee, SR-», adjective, -ri|er, -ri|est.
1. feeling pity, regret, or sympathy; sad: »

I am sorry that you are sick. We are sorry that we cannot come to the party. Everyone is sorry for a blind animal.

 SYNONYM(S): distressed, sorrowful.
2. wretched; poor; pitiful: »

The baron…grew fat and wanton, and a sorry brute (Emerson). Slipshod handling once the packages reach the grocery can reduce even the finest brand to a sorry and sometimes dangerous mess (Wall Street Journal).

3. painful; distressing: »

The blind beggar in his ragged clothes was a sorry sight. Nothing dear goes cheap except for a sorry reason (New Yorker).

4. worthless: »

a sorry excuse.

╂[Old English sārig < sār sore]
–sor´ri|ly, adverb.
–sor´ri|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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