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Meaning Of Sore

  1. n.
    Reddish brown; sorrel.
  2. n.
    A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
  3. n.
    A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.
  4. superl.
    Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
  5. superl.
    Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
  6. superl.
    Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
  7. superl.
    Criminal; wrong; evil.
  8. 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.
  9. a.
    Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
  10. a.
    In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
  11. a.
    Greatly; violently; deeply.



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