sorriest
USSAH-ree-ist/ˈsɑɹ.i.ɪst/UKSO-ree-ist/ˈsɒɹ.i.ɪst/
- 1Superlative of sorry.
The flooded campsite was the sorriest sight we came across all week.
That was the sorriest performance the band has ever given.
Note
Only the adjective climbs to a superlative; the interjection Sorry! has no degrees. Two readings remain. Said of a person, it means most regretful or grieved; said of a thing, most pitiful or contemptibly inadequate: the sorriest excuse, the sorriest state of affairs. A phrase like the sorriest apology can lean either way, so context decides. In spelling, the y of sorry turns to i before -est.
sorriest is a form of sorry
sorry, adjective: Feeling regret about one's actions, or wishing to apologize for them. Full entry
- Spelling
- sorry → sorriest: change y to i, add -est
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