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.
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, noun un·sore, adjective un·sore·ly, adverb un·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 soreness
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
Medical definitions for soreness
sore
[ sôr ]
n.
An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.
adj.
Painful to the touch; tender.
Other words from sore
sore′ness n.Idioms and Phrases with soreness
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