sore
adjective
physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part.
sorest
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superlativeof sore.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Inflation is the sorest point: Consumer prices were 3.5% higher in June than a year earlier, according to the Labor Department, versus a January 2025 inflation rate of 3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Six” was on my docket in March 2020, and missing it when the pandemic shut down Broadway was one of my sorest disappointments in those first few weeks of lockdown.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
The United States is the biggest loser in raw dollars, but developing countries are the sorest victims, losing 5.8 percent of their total tax revenue rather than the 2.5 percent developed nations miss.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
The Bruins spent Friday assessing which body parts were sorest and what to do about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
They’re the sorest two eyes I ever seen in me life.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
