Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-POL-O-GET'IC, or A-POL-O-GET'IC-AL
A-POLL'YONA-POL-O-GET'IC-AL-LY
A-POL-O-GET'IC, or A-POL-O-GET'IC-AL, a. [Gr. απολογεομια, to speak in defense of; απο and λογος, speech.]
Defending by words or arguments; excusing; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; as, an apologetic essay. – Boyle.
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