Sore1. (n.) Reddish brown; sorrel.
2. (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
3. (n.) A young buck in the fourth year.
4. (superl.) Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
5. (superl.) Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
6. (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
7. (superl.) Criminal; wrong; evil.
8. (n.) A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.
9. (a.) Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
10. (a.) In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
11. (a.) Greatly; violently; deeply.
Thesaurus Entries
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