sore

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: sensitiverawtenderafflictivepainfulhuffymad

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an open skin infection

Adjective (3)

  1. hurting“the tender spot on his jaw”Synonyms: sensitiverawtender
  2. causing misery or pain or distress“it was a sore trial to him”“the painful process of growing up”Synonyms: afflictivepainful
  3. roused to anger“stayed huffy a good while — Mark Twain”“she gets mad when you wake her up so early”“mad at his friend”“sore over a remark”Synonyms: huffymad
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sore \Sore\, a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.] Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Sore falcon. (Zool.) See Sore, n., 1. [1913 Webster]

Sore \Sore\, n. (Zool.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck. [1913 Webster]

Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]

1.Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. [1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. [1913 Webster]

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.— Tillotson.[1913 Webster]

3.Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4.Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.

Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or Putrid sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid. [1913 Webster]

Sore \Sore\, adv. [AS. s[=a]re. See Sore, a.]

1.In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. [1913 Webster]

Thy hand presseth me sore.— Ps. xxxviii. 2.[1913 Webster]

2.Greatly; violently; deeply. [1913 Webster]

[Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore.— 1 Sam. i. 10.[1913 Webster]
Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Sore \Sore\, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r. See Sore, a.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

The dogs came and licked his sores.— Luke xvi. 21.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

I see plainly where his sore lies.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n. [1913 Webster]

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