sore

Definitions


[sɔː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a part of one's body) painful or aching
(e.g: she had a sore throat)

- upset and angry
(e.g: I didn't even know they were sore at us)

- severe; urgent
(e.g: we're in sore need of him)


Phrases:
- sore point
- stick out like a sore thumb

Origin:
Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’. The original sense was ‘causing intense pain, grievous’, whence the adverbial use


[sɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a raw or painful place on the body
(e.g: all of us had sores and infections on our hands)


Phrases:
- sore point
- stick out like a sore thumb

Origin:
Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’. The original sense was ‘causing intense pain, grievous’, whence the adverbial use


[sɔː], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- extremely; severely
(e.g: they were sore afraid)


Phrases:
- sore point
- stick out like a sore thumb

Origin:
Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’. The original sense was ‘causing intense pain, grievous’, whence the adverbial use




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