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Synonyms
a·pol·o·get·ic (ə-pŏĺə-jĕt́ĭk),
also a·pol·o·get·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

[Middle English, formal defense, from Latin apologēticus, from Greek apologētikos, suitable for defense, from apologeisthai, to defend oneself verbally, from apologos, apology, story; see apologue.]

adjective 

  1. Offering or expressing an apology or excuse: an apologetic note; an apologetic smile.
  2. Self-deprecating; humble: an apologetic manner.
  3. Serving as or containing a formal justification or defense: an apologetic treatise on church doctrine.

noun 

A formal defense or apology.

derivatives

a·poĺo·get́i·cal·ly
adverb