Word Meaning

sore definition and meaning

n. Reddish brown; sorrel.
n. A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
n. A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.
superl. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
superl. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
superl. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
superl. Criminal; wrong; evil.
a. 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.
a. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
a. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
a. Greatly; violently; deeply.

Crossword clues for sore

- Open wound
- Painful
- Painful kind of loser
- Painful spot
- Quite painful
- Sensitive
- Stinging or raw eruption to begin with
- Suffering pain
- Tender
- Wounded