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| sore [ sawr ] |
adjective (comparative sor·er, superlative sor·est) |
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1. painful: painful or tender because of an injury, infection, or unaccustomed exercise
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2. annoying: causing annoyance or embarrassment
  Her dismissal has always been a sore point.
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3. upset: angry or irritated, especially because of something said or done by another person in the recent past
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informal
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He was still sore because I kidded him about his tie.
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4. urgent: requiring urgent action to provide relief
The survivors of the flood are in sore need of help.
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5. distressing: causing great worry or distress
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literary
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The child's illness was a sore trial to her entire family.
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noun (plural sores) |
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infected spot: a painful open skin infection or wound
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adverb |
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archaic
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Same as sorely
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| [ Old English sār< Germanic] |
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| sore·ness noun |
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