sorry sorry /ˈsɑːri/

adjective

1. () Bad; unfortunate  ( distressing , lamentable , pitiful , deplorable , sad , sorry )
   bad; unfortunate
    My finances were in a deplorable state
   my finances were in a deplorable state
    A lamentable decision
   a lamentable decision
    Her clothes were in sad shape
   her clothes were in sad shape
    A sorry state of affairs
   a sorry state of affairs
   
2. () Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone  ( bad , regretful , sorry )
   feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
    Felt regretful over his vanished youth
   felt regretful over his vanished youth
    Regretful over mistakes she had made
   regretful over mistakes she had made
    He felt bad about breaking the vase
   he felt bad about breaking the vase
   
3. Causing dejection  ( blue [Informal] , dark , dingy , disconsolate , dismal , drab , drear , dreary , gloomy , grim , sorry )
   causing dejection
    A blue day
   a blue day
    The dark days of the war
   the dark days of the war
    A week of rainy depressing weather
   a week of rainy depressing weather
    A disconsolate winter landscape
   a disconsolate winter landscape
    The first dismal dispiriting days of November
   the first dismal dispiriting days of November
    A dark gloomy day
   a dark gloomy day
    Grim rainy weather
   grim rainy weather
   
4. Without merit; of little or no value or use  ( good-for-naught , good-for-nothing , meritless , no-account [ N. American] , no-count , no-good , sorry , good-for-nought )
   without merit; of little or no value or use
    A sorry horse
   a sorry horse
    A sorry excuse
   a sorry excuse
    A lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
   a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
    The car was a no-good piece of junk
   the car was a no-good piece of junk
   

interjection

1. () Phrases used to express regret or apology for a minor mistake, interruption, or inconvenience.  ( sorry , excuse me , pardon me , soz [Informal, British] )
   Phrases used to express regret or apology for a minor mistake, interruption, or inconvenience.
   
2. () Phrases used to seek clarification or repetition due to misunderstanding.  ( pardon , sorry , come again [Informal] , eh [Informal] , excuse me , huh [Informal] , I beg your pardon , what [Informal] )
   Phrases used to seek clarification or repetition due to misunderstanding.