sore
[ sawr, sohr ]
/ sɔr, soʊr /
adjective, sor·er, sor·est.
noun
a sore spot or place on the body.
a source or cause of grief, distress, irritation, etc.
adverb
Archaic. sorely.
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Origin of sore
before 900; Middle English (adj., noun, and adv.); Old English sār; cognate with Dutch zeer, German sehr, Old Norse sārr
OTHER WORDS FROM sore
sore·ness, nounun·sore, adjectiveun·sore·ly, adverbun·sore·ness, nounWords nearby sore
sord, sordello, sordes, sordid, sordino, sore, sore point, a, sore shin, sore throat, soredial, soredium
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British Dictionary definitions for sorest
sore
/ (sɔː) /
adjective
noun
a painful or sensitive wound, injury, etc
any cause of distress or vexation
adverb
archaic direly; sorely (now only in such phrases as sore pressed, sore afraid)
Derived forms of sore
soreness, nounWord Origin for sore
Old English sār; related to Old Norse sārr, Old High German sēr, Gothic sair sore, Latin saevus angry
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Medical definitions for sorest
sore
[ sôr ]
n.
An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.
adj.
Painful to the touch; tender.
Other words from sore
sore′ness n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms and Phrases with sorest
sore
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