Category:Sore

Sore, a. Etym: [f. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.]

Defn: reddish brown; sorrel. [r.] Sore falcon. (zoöl.) See sore, n., 1.

Sore Sore, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: a young hawk or falcon in the first year.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a young buck in the fourth year. See the note under buck.

Sore Sore, a. [compar. Sorer (superl. Sorest.] Etym: [oe. sor, sar, as. Sar; akin to d. zeer, os. & ohg. s, g. sehr very, icel. sarr, sw. Sår, 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.

2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very Susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make Our minds sore and uneasy. Tillotson.

3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or Calamity. Shak.

4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [obs.] Shak. Sore throat (med.), Inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See cynanche. -- malignant, ulcerated or putrid, sore throat. See angina, and Under putrid.

Sore Sore, n. Etym: [oe. sor, sar, as. sar. 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. The dogs came and licked his sores. Luke xvi. 21.

2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer. I see plainly where his sore lies. Sir w. Scott. Gold sore. (med.) See under gold, n.

Sore Sore, adv. Etym: [as. sare. See sore, a.]

1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2.

2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [hannah] prayed unto the lord and wept sore. 1 sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden.