sore
adjective
physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part.
sorer
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comparativeof sore.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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All the time, the shoulder was holding up, but getting sorer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
He's a bit sore, even sorer that there's no free-kick, but fine to continue.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2013
Bradley Beal played 21 minutes but was ineffective, scoring just two points on 0-for-5 shooting as he still recovers from a sorer lower back.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2012
He was never champion trainer but a sorer point is surely his failure to win a Classic at Epsom, where he became notorious for his bad luck.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2011
It’s not any sorer than my quads and hamstrings.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
