From French apologétique, from Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός, from ἀπολογέομαι ("to speak in defense of"); see more at English apology.

• (British) IPA: /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/
• (America) IPA: /əˌpɑləˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/

apologetic

1. Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

   His tone was apologetic as he explained what had happened.

   • 1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Break in the Chain”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC ↗, pages 174–175 ↗:

     Very different was he, however, from the brusque and masterful professor of common sense who had taken over the case so confidently at Upper Norwood. His expression was downcast, and his bearing meek and even apologetic.

2. (dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.

• (having the character of an apology) sorry, remorseful; regretful

• apologetics
• apologia
• apologist
• apologize
• apology

• French: apologétique
• German: entschuldigend, apologetisch, reumütig
• Portuguese: desculpante
• Russian: извиня́ющийся
• Spanish: disculpatorio, disculpable

• Spanish: apologético