sorely

[sawr-lee, sohr-]

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adverb

in a painful manner.
extremely; very: I was sorely tempted to report him.

Origin of sorely

before 900; Middle English sarely, soreli, Old English sārlīce; see sore, -ly

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Examples from the Web for sorely

Contemporary Examples

For so many reasons she will be sorely missed, and we can only hope that the next generation produces another Yuri Kochiyama.
Remembering Yuri Kochiyama, Civil Rights Activist and Malcolm X Ally
Herb Boyd
June 3, 2014
Sorely missed talent, of course, only goes so far in ramping up excitement for a new sitcom.
The Failure of ‘Sean Saves the World’ Is Epically Disappointing
Kevin Fallon
January 29, 2014
If Karzai thinks his drift towards the Taliban will buy him forgiveness, he is sorely mistaken.
Karzai Gambles with the Taliban
Bill Roggio
January 28, 2014
Many times when I have been in sorely trying situations, the memory of that little one has come into my mind, and has buoyed me.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex Haley
January 19, 2014
Such change at the top of the FDNY could dramatically affect a department many accuse of sorely lacking in diversity.
Bill De Blasio’s Diversity Opportunity
Mary Emily O’Hara
January 12, 2014

Historical Examples

We visited him at Winchester, and found him sorely old and with failing wits.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
Sorely distressed, he walked back to his lodgings in Thirty-second Street.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Then she lay down herself on the sofa beside her bed, sorely exhausted.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
Edward Gilder did none of these things, though his heart was sorely wounded.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Magnificent was the day, indeed, and sorely did La Malne tempt us to a halt.
The Roof of France
Matilda Betham-Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for sorely

sorely

adverb

painfully or grievouslysorely wounded
pressingly or greatlyto be sorely taxed; he will be sorely missed

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Word Origin and History for sorely

adv.

Old English sarlice "grievously, mournfully, bitterly, painfully;" see sore (adj.) + -ly (2).

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Examples from the Web for sorely

Contemporary Examples

For so many reasons she will be sorely missed, and we can only hope that the next generation produces another Yuri Kochiyama.

Sorely missed talent, of course, only goes so far in ramping up excitement for a new sitcom.

If Karzai thinks his drift towards the Taliban will buy him forgiveness, he is sorely mistaken.

Many times when I have been in sorely trying situations, the memory of that little one has come into my mind, and has buoyed me.

Such change at the top of the FDNY could dramatically affect a department many accuse of sorely lacking in diversity.

Historical Examples

We visited him at Winchester, and found him sorely old and with failing wits.

Sorely distressed, he walked back to his lodgings in Thirty-second Street.

Then she lay down herself on the sofa beside her bed, sorely exhausted.

Edward Gilder did none of these things, though his heart was sorely wounded.

Magnificent was the day, indeed, and sorely did La Malne tempt us to a halt.

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Word Origin and History for sorely

adv.

Origin of sorely