SORELY

sorely

(adverb) to a great degree; “I missed him sorely”; “we were sorely taxed to keep up with them”

painfully, sorely

(adverb) in or as if in pain; “she moved painfully forward”; “sorely wounded”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sorely (comparative more sorely, superlative most sorely)

In a sore or desperate manner.

Usage notes

Some verbs commonly collocating with sorely: miss, lack, need

Some adjectives commonly collocating with sorely: tempted, missed

Anagrams

• Roleys, Royles, Sorley

Source: Wiktionary


Sore"ly, adv.

Definition: In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.

SORE

Sore, a. Etym: [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.]

Definition: Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.] Sore falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore, n., 1.

Sore, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

Sore, a. [Compar. Sorer (; superl. Sorest.] Etym: [OE. sor, sar, AS. sar; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s, G. sehr very, Icel. sarr, Sw. sĂĄr, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]

1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.

2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. Tillotson.

3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. Shak.

4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] Shak. Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.

– Malignant, Ulcerated or Putrid, sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.

Sore, n. Etym: [OE. sor, sar, AS. sar. See Sore, a.]

1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. The dogs came and licked his sores. Luke xvi. 21.

2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer. I see plainly where his sore lies. Sir W. Scott. Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n.

Sore, adv. Etym: [AS. sare. See Sore, a.]

1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2.

2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. 1 Sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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