sore

[sore]

A sore is a broken patch of skin something you might put a bandage on or it's something that gives you pain, like a sore throat, that’s red and scratchy and painful.

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Reddish brown; sorrel.

Noun
an open skin infection

Adjective S.
roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

Adjective S.
inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat"

Adjective S.
hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"

Adjective S.
causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

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n.
Reddish brown; sorrel.

n.
A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

n.
A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

superl.
Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.

superl.
Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.

superl.
Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.

superl.
Criminal; wrong; evil.

a.
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.

a.
Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.

a.
In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.

a.
Greatly; violently; deeply.


Sore

Sore , a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.] Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.] Sore falcon. (Zo'94l.) See Sore, n., 1.

Sore

Sore, n. (Zo'94l.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year. 2. (Zo'94l.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

Sore

Sore, a. [Compar. Sorer ; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s'ber; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. sr, G. sehr very, Icel. s'berr, Sw. s'86r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.] 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. 2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. Shak. 4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] Shak. Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche. -- Malignant, Ulcerated ∨ Putrid, sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.

Sore

Sore , n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s'ber. See Sore, a.] 1. 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.
The dogs came and licked his sores.
2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer.
I see plainly where his sore lies.
Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n.

Sore

Sore, adv. [AS. s'bere. See Sore, a.] 1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
Thy hand presseth me sore.
2. Greatly; violently; deeply.
[Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore.
Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard.

Reddish brown; sorrel.

A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.

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.

In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.

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Usage Examples

Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.

The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.

It is a sore point, because you do have advantages if you have access to more than one language. You also have problems, because on bad days you don't trust yourself, either in your first or your second language, and so you feel like a complete halfwit.

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