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heartsore

[ hahrt-sawr, -sohr ]

/ ˈhɑrtˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /

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adjective

heartsick.

Origin of heartsore

1175–1225; Middle English. See heart, sore; compare Old English heortsārnes grief

Words nearby heartsore

hearts and flowers, heartsease, heartsick, heartsink, heartsome, heartsore, heartstopper, heartstrings, heartthrob, heartwarming, heartwood

Example sentences from the Web for heartsore

It was a pleasant ride,—I mind it well,—and a timely, for I was heartsore and footsore when you took me up.

The Life Of Sir John Falstaff |Robert B. Brough
I was too ignorant and heartsore to understand how gracious they were to my simplicity, even more than to my youth.

Notable Women Authors of the Day |Helen C. Black
And Sonny, heartsore and bewildered, would shrink back hopelessly to his kennel.

The House in the Water |Charles G. D. Roberts
The matter was not one about which I cared to speak just then, for I felt very sad and heartsore.

To Mars via The Moon |Mark Wicks

In every case some heartsore was at the bottom of the guilt.

Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume I (of 2) |Harriet Martineau