Quote Originally Posted by PamNY View Post
What I'm talking about is:

I'm sorry, but that car is ugly.
Right, used when the speaker isn't sorry at all.

*snicker* Look way down the definition options, dictionary.com...5 and 6 are kind of funny in this context.

1. feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
2. regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic: a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.
3. sorrowful, grieved, or sad: Was she sorry when her brother died?
4. associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal.
5. wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful: a sorry horse.
6. (used interjectionally as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.

I'm pitiful, but that car is ugly.