30 entries under apologetic topic. ×

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remorseful(adjective, sad, unhappy, guilty)
4
repentant(adjective, sad, unhappy)
3
conscience-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, remorseful)
3
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, relieved, unlit)
3
contrite(adjective, sad, unhappy)
2
penitent(adjective, sad, unhappy)
2
penitential(adjective, sad, unhappy, remorseful)
2
regretful(adjective, sad, unhappy)
2
rueful(adjective, sad, unhappy)
2
shamefaced(adjective, sad, unhappy)
1
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy)
1
attritional(sad, unhappy, relieved, unlit, subfusc)
1
compunctious(sad, unhappy)
1
self-reproachful(sad, unhappy, relieved, unlit, subfusc)
1
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy)
0
disconsolate(sad, unhappy)
0
distressed(sad, unhappy)
0
grieved(sad, unhappy)
0
heartbroken(sad, unhappy)
0
heavyhearted(sad, unhappy)
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