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sore

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1. sore - Noun

2. sore - Adjective

3. sore - Verb

4. sore - Adverb

6. sore - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Reddish brown; sorrel.

A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

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

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

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

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

Criminal; wrong; evil.

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.

Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.

In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.

Greatly; violently; deeply.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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