Thesaurus: sore

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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.
12. adj. causing misery or pain or distress