Awful
Awful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Sorry and awful are semantically related in remorseful topic. In some cases you can use "Sorry" instead an adjective "Awful".
Nearby Word: awfully
Sorry
Sorry adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: some sorry wretch had the task of putting all of those files back in order
Awful and sorry are semantically related in unfortunate topic. Sometimes you can use "Awful" instead an adjective "Sorry".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It does seem, however, that when Barney asks the kids to do something truly awful, the Great Act of Axe Crazy (sorry, I mean Great Act of Love) aside, they can at least partially resist it.
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Made especially funny because the show will occasionally give us a reason to sympathize with him or at least feel sorry for him...and then he'll do something even more ridiculous and/or awful
Source: Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist - Different story (sorry, awful pun...) if they like to write poetry however.
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