What's the difference between apologetic and guilty?

Apologetic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Apologetical

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Here they led within 90 seconds against a team whose fragility has been all too clear this term, and still contrived to wilt almost apologetically.
  • (2) Cameron signalled he had no intention of ousting Cable after telling an "end of term" press conference today that the business seceretary "was very apologetic at Cabinet this morning".
  • (3) One day, they are gone, leaving only an apologetic note on the kitchen table.
  • (4) In the second half of Pantene's commercial, previously-apologetic women revolt.
  • (5) He makes the case for spending cuts not in ideological terms, but almost apologetically, as a grim necessity forced by circumstances.
  • (6) Puncheon's long free-kick was met by Marouane Chamakh on the edge of the six-yard box, and although the substitute's header was saved by David Marshall, using his legs, the ball ran to Ledley who nudged it home, almost apologetically.
  • (7) Appearing on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, New York's public radio station, Lehrer – no relation to his host – said he was "not apologetic" and said the debate had been the first "unrehearsed" moment of the presidential campaign.
  • (8) Ellie Lee, a sociologist at Kent University, agrees with this stealth aspect: "People will say secretly to their friends that they enjoy their work, but you have this really apologetic presentation of self amongst working mothers – you know, 'I'd rather work a bit less, I'd rather be with my children'.
  • (9) Dimond claims the person asking him questions for the habitual residence test was "very apologetic" for even making him undergo it.
  • (10) Fouad asked with meek and apologetic smile if he could have our phones.
  • (11) Look, I say, apologetically, I'm going to press ahead.
  • (12) The fishmonger is summoned and scurries away apologetically.
  • (13) said the woman arranging our new mortgage, apologetically.
  • (14) Bronwyn Bishop vows to stay in office despite referral of helicopter trip to police Read more “She has repaid the money with a penalty and, as she said on the weekend, obviously she is sorry, obviously she is apologetic.
  • (15) Apologetic and stony faced, the boss of the Japanese carmaker Toyota repeatedly expressed "sincere regrets" for faulty accelerator pedals linked to dozens of deaths and injuries yesterday as US lawmakers pounded his handling of a safety crisis afflicting more than 8m vehicles globally.
  • (16) The letter I received from East Coast customer services was apologetic, and admitted having let me down both in terms of the malfunctioning machines and the advice given to me by their staff, but the fine was not revoked.
  • (17) She said the waiter was polite, as was a supervisor who was very apologetic but stated that it was hotel policy for mothers to cover up while breastfeeding.
  • (18) Bristling with sonic ideas and anchored by a massive chorus, it’s a confident return for Flowers compared to that slightly apologetic 2010 debut.
  • (19) She still lives with her mum, and wasn’t so much exasperated by that as faintly apologetic for her good fortune.
  • (20) My words, disordered and vague, tumble out of my mouth in hurried little apologetic bursts that start badly before imploding.

Guilty


Definition:

  • (superl.) Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment.
  • (superl.) Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling.
  • (superl.) Conscious; cognizant.
  • (superl.) Condemned to payment.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Wales international and Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald both admitted having sex with the victim, – McDonald was found not guilty of the same charge.
  • (2) Existing mental health and criminal justice systems provide social control for some of these dangerous individuals, but may be inadequate to deal with those mentally disordered offenders who were not found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI).
  • (3) Over the next few days, I look forward to reviewing this guilty plea closely to see whether it appropriately holds officers, directors and key executives individually accountable and whether the plea will be sufficient to help deter similar misconduct in the future,” he said.
  • (4) • The Tamil Tigers (LTTE) were guilty of human rights abuses and demanded a cut of international NGOs' spending in the areas they controlled.
  • (5) If Navalny is guilty of breaching Russian law, there are law enforcement agencies that can and should prevent crime,” he says.
  • (6) China Labor Watch says Samsung is also guilty of bad hiring and working practices.
  • (7) Seven more were charged in the US and four more, including the former Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer, pleaded guilty.
  • (8) She said it was time there was an offence of possessing firearms with intent to supply, arguing: "Those people who are supplying the firearms are as guilty as the people using them when it comes to the impact."
  • (9) The Dozen: the weekend's best Premier League photos Read more The visitors scored late on through Mame Biram Diouf’s header but had chances before and after having played with great intent and togetherness, with Diouf guilty of missing two good chances in the first half alone.
  • (10) He was found guilty of misconduct by an independent FA commission and banned for four matches.
  • (11) Three members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot are facing two years in a prison colony after they were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, in a case seen as the first salvo in Vladimir Putin's crackdown on opposition to his rule.
  • (12) The mother and stepfather of a four-year-old boy who was battered to death after being subjected to a six-month regime of starvation and physical torture will be jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of murdering the boy, whose body was so emaciated that one experienced health worker compared it to that of a concentration camp victim.
  • (13) Several top police commanders were acquitted, and Mubarak and his sons were found not guilty of corruption charges.
  • (14) Her parents, Apiruj and Wanthanee Suwadee, were found guilty of violating Article 112 of Thailand’s criminal code which says anyone who “defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent” will be punished with up to 15 years in prison.
  • (15) In his letter, Franklin said he was "somewhat surprised" by the guilty finding but "gave deference to the court-martial jury because they had personally observed the actual trial."
  • (16) Whitson also had strong words for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon , who has called for the “vigorous prosecution” of Wilson, calling such comments “ludicrous” and contrary to the spirit of “innocent until proven guilty”.
  • (17) For me, the simple reason is I tried a three-day week and found I struggled to keep on top of work, felt disconnected from my colleagues' rhythm, felt guilty about so much time off, and was so bad at freelancing I ended up working many more hours for less money.
  • (18) The governing body expelled Legia on Friday morning after an investigation found that they were guilty of fielding an ineligible player in the second leg of the tie at Murrayfield on Wednesday night – as an 86th-minute substitute.
  • (19) He expressed faith in Russian courts – which issue guilty verdicts in more than 99% of cases – and refused to mention Navalny by name.
  • (20) Wildstein, a high-ranking Port Authority official, pleaded guilty to orchestrating the scheme and was the prosecution’s star witness .