apologetic

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

APOLOGET'IC, APOLOGET'ICAL, adjective [Gr. to speak in defense of; and speech.] Defending by words or arguments; excusing; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; as an apologetic essay.
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