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Synonyms
sore (sôr, sōr)

[Middle English, from Old English sār.]

adjective: sor·er, sor·est. 

  1. Painful to the touch; tender.
  2. Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over.
  3. Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need.
  4. Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore subject.
  5. Full of distress; sorrowful.
  6. Informal Angry; offended.

noun 

  1. An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.
  2. A source of pain, distress, or irritation.

transitive verb: sored, sor·ing, sores. 

To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal.

adverb 

Archaic
Sorely.

derivatives

soréness
noun