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sore

  [sawr, sohr] adjective, sor⋅er, sor⋅est, noun, adverb
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–adjective
1. physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm.
2. suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
3. suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: to be sore at heart.
4. causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow: a sore bereavement.
5. causing very great suffering, misery, hardship, etc.: sore need.
6. Informal. annoyed; irritated; offended; angered: He was sore because he had to wait.
7. causing annoyance or irritation: a sore subject.
–noun
8. a sore spot or place on the body.
9. a source or cause of grief, distress, irritation, etc.
–adverb
10. Archaic. sorely.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (adj., n., and adv.); OE sār; c. D zeer, G sehr, ON sārr

Related forms:
soreness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tender. 3. aggrieved, hurt, pained, vexed. 4. grievous, distressing, painful, depressing. 8. infection, abscess, ulcer, wound.
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sore   (sôr, sōr)   
adj.   sor·er, sor·est

  1. Painful to the touch; tender.

  2. Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over.

  3. Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need.

  4. Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore subject.

  5. Full of distress; sorrowful.

  6. Informal Angry; offended.

n.  

  1. An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.

  2. A source of pain, distress, or irritation.

tr.v.   sored, sor·ing, sores
To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal.
adv.   Archaic
Sorely.

[Middle English, from Old English sār.]
sore'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
sore

  1. mod.
    angry. : She is one sore old lady. You should give her teeth back.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

sore  (adj.)
O.E. sar "painful, grievous, aching," infl. 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 base *sai- "suffering" (cf. O.Ir. saeth "pain, sickness"). Adv. use (e.g. sore afraid) has mostly died out (except as sorely), but remains the main meaning of Ger. cognate sehr "very." Slang meaning "angry, irritated" is first recorded 1738; sorehead "mean, discontented person" is first recorded 1848, Amer.Eng.

sore  (n.)
O.E. sar "bodily injury, sickness, disease, pain, suffering," from root of sore (adj.). Now restricted to ulcers, boils, blisters.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sore
Pronunciation: 'sO(&)r, 'so(&)r
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: sor·er; sor·est
: causing, characterized by, or affected with pain : PAINFUL <sore muscles> sore wound> —sore·ly adverb —sore·ness noun

Main Entry: 2sore
Function: noun
: a localized sore spot on the body; especially : one (as an ulcer) with the tissues ruptured or abraded andusually with infection
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

sore (sôr)
n.
An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer. adj.
Painful to the touch; tender.

sore'ness n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

sore

In addition to the idiom beginning with sore, also see sight for sore eyes; stick out (like a sore thumb).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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