sore
IPA: sˈɔr
noun
- An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
- Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
- A young hawk or falcon in its first year.
- A young buck in its fourth year.
verb
- (transitive) To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
adjective
- Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- Dire; distressing.
- (informal) Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- (obsolete) Criminal; wrong; evil.
adverb
- (archaic) Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
- Sorely.
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Examples of "sore" in Sentences
- My legs and arms were sore.
- The fight was sore and dreadful.
- He had a cold and felt sore and fatigued.
- The sauna soothes sore and aching muscles.
- The Lenape used a salve for sores on the skin.
- Painful sores appear on the mouth, lips, and the esophagus.
- The articles on Rationalism and Empiricism are sorely deficient.
- Why does gargling salt water help soothe the pain of a sore throat
- The pain was unbelievable, and the little sores were oh so disgusting.
- Canker sores are usually inside the mouth, while cold sores are outside.
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