solly
solly is the pronunciation spelling of sorry.
Meaning of sorry
Adjective
sorry (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest)
- Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
- I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.
- Synonyms:
- apologetic, compunctious, contrite, penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, repining, rueful, guilt-ridden
- Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- I feel sorry for you, about your exam results.
- Synonyms:
- heavy-hearted, melancholy, mournful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen
- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
- The storm left his garden in a sorry state.
- Synonyms:
- pathetic, pitiable, compassionate, pathetisad, piteous, pitiful, pitisome, sad, poor, rueful
- Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
- Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.
- Synonyms:
- deficient, insufficient, awanting, dismal, exiguous, geason, inadequate, lank, lean, lousy
Origin of solly
Pronunciation spelling of sorry. In many Eastern countries, people have difficulty with distinguishing the sounds of the letters l and r. See also Japanese speakers learning r and l
Questions about solly
- What is solly the pronunciation spelling of?
- Solly is the pronunciation spelling of sorry.
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