Sore
31sore — {{11}}sore (adj.) O.E. sar painful, grievous, aching, influenced in meaning by O.N. sarr sore, wounded, from P.Gmc. *sairaz (Cf. O.Fris. sar painful, M.Du. seer, Du. zeer sore, ache, O.H.G. ser painful ), from PIE root *sai suffering ( …
32sore — [[t]sɔr, soʊr[/t]] adj. sor•er, sor•est, n. adv. 1) pat physically painful or sensitive, as a wound or diseased part: a sore arm[/ex] 2) pat suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc 3) pat psi suffering mental pain; grieved or distressed:… …
33sore — my·sore; sore; sore·ly; sore·ness; sore·head·ed·ly; sore·head·ed·ness; …
34sore — 1. adjective /sɔː(ɹ)/ a) Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. Her feet were sore from walking so far. b) Feeling animosity towards; annoyed or angered. Joe was sore at Bob for beating …
35sore — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ festering (often figurative), oozing, open, running (esp. BrE, often figurative) ▪ This issue is a festering sore between the two countries. ▪ …
36sore — [sɔː] adj I painful and uncomfortable, usually as a result of an injury, infection, or too much exercise I always feel stiff and sore after gardening.[/ex] a sore throat[/ex] • a sore point / spot / subject something that makes you upset, angry,… …
37sore — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore arm). 2 (of a person) suffering pain. 3 (often foll. by about, at) aggrieved or vexed. 4 archaic grievous or severe (in sore need). n. 1 a sore place on… …
38sore — Synonyms and related words: abrasion, abscess, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, ache, aching, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, affecting, afflictive, aggrieved, agonizing, ague, algesia, algetic, anemia, angered, angry,… …
39sore — [OE] Sore comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sairaz ‘painful, pained’, which was related to Irish Gaelic sāeth ‘affliction, sickness’ and possibly Latin saevus ‘fierce’. It was borrowed into Finnish as sairas ‘ill’. The adverbial use of sore as… …
40sore — 1. adjective 1) a sore leg Syn: painful, hurting, hurt, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, agonizing, excruciating; inflamed, sensitive, tender, raw, bruised, wounded, injured 2) …
