Sore

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1. Noun

Reddish brown; sorrel.

2. Noun

A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

3. Noun

A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

4. Adjective form

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

5. Adjective form

Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.

6. Adjective form

Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.

7. Adjective form

Criminal; wrong; evil.

8. Adjective

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. Adjective

Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.

10. Adjective

In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.

11. Adjective

Greatly; violently; deeply.
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