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sorely - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sorely' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sorely [ adv.]
- In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.

Meaning of 'sorely' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sorely [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to a great degree
Example in sentence:
  • her work is widely known;
  • I missed him sorely;
  • we were sorely taxed to keep up with them
Meaning (2):
- in or as if in pain
Example in sentence:
  • she moved painfully forward;
  • sorely wounded

Nearby Words:

sora sorance sorb sorbate sorbefacient sorbent sorbet sorbic sorbile sorbin

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