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sore

Pronunciation: /sɑːr/

“sore” is a Middle English word. Its 20 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. Harmful; creating or producing pain.
  2. Sore, hurting, injured; currently in pain or wounded or affected by it.
  3. Capable of inducing or creating pain or wounds; rending or dire.
  4. Harmful; creating or producing anguish, sadness or torment.
  5. Upset, distressed; currently in agony or anguish or affected by it.
  6. Challenging to deal with on the battlefield; violent, intense, mighty.
  7. Challenging to deal with; inducing great anguish.
  8. Very, strongly, bad, grievously.
  9. Malicious, iniquitous, malign; not morally or spiritually in the right.

noun

  1. The condition of bodily painfulness or hurting.
  2. An issue or difficulty, especially one that causes great distress or evil.
  3. Regret; remorsefulness; anguish over one's past actions.
  4. The state of being scared or frightened.
  5. A medical or pathological affliction or condition; a malady.
  6. A physical affliction or condition; a sore or wound.

adverb

  1. Strictly, mercilessly, remorselessly; without attention to kindness or mercy.
  2. Expensively; in a way which creates a monetary or resource setback.
  3. Viciously, mightily, ruthlessly, strongly; using intense strength or prowess in battle.
  4. Nimbly, powerfully, quickly; using intense dexterity or physical force.
  5. Toilingly; backbreakingly, painstakingly; with much work.

Etymology

From Old French seür.

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