■ adjective ( sorrier , sorriest )
1》 feeling distress, especially through sympathy with someone else's misfortune.
↘( ~ for ) filled with compassion for.
2》 feeling regret or penitence.
↘used to express apology.
3》 in a poor or pitiful state.
↘unpleasant and regrettable.
Derivatives
sorrily adverb
sorriness noun
Origin
OE sārig 'pained, distressed', of W. Gmc origin, from the base of sore .