adj.
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look , sound
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ profusely
▪ genuinely , sincerely
▪ almost
▪
Leroy sounded almost ~.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ vaguely
▪ suitably ( BrE )
▪
I hope she was suitably ~ afterwards.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
He was profusely ~ about the mistake.
▪ for
▪
She was ~ for taking so long.
Apologetic is used with these nouns: ↑ letter , ↑ look , ↑ shrug , ↑ smile