sorrier
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comparativeof sorry.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
sorryadjectivefeeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc..
Example Sentences
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He scored 24 goals, including two hat-tricks, and, without him, United would have been in an even sorrier state than the one they ended up in.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
A: I’m so sorry you’ve been put in this situation, and even sorrier that your advisor hasn’t put a stop to it sooner.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021
And sorrier still because there might not be many more of them in the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2019
The one of us who dropped the mango is sufficiently sorry for her error, and even sorrier to discover that she has entirely misplaced her fork.
From The Verge ● Sep. 19, 2017
He kept forgetting that she was dead and then remembering, and he was sorrier about it every time he did.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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