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Discover Ludwig"frightfully sorry" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to express an apology in a more polite and exaggerated way. For example, "I am frightfully sorry that I had to cancel our plans at the last minute."
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I'm frightfully sorry.
Frightfully sorry and all that but we just can't see what all the fuss is about.
Being young and excited, and perhaps having had difficulty in tying our black ties, we were horribly late for some celebratory banquet, and I asked the old gentleman with my best British diffidence -- frightfully sorry, awful cheek, do forgive me, etc. -- if he could possibly allow us to jump the queue and take the next cab.
Dear Mrs. Nigaga Elsworth, I am frightfully sorry to hear about the heart attack that felled your husband, the multi-millionaire landowner in Kwekwe Midlands province, Zimbabwe, and must apologize for this belated reply.
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P.M.S.: Sorry, sorry, sorry!
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
One frightfully clever, the other frightfully decent.
"I'm frightfully lucky".
Yes, frightfully clever.
The day began frightfully.
Relaxed, interested and frightfully British.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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