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sore
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ adjective ] hurting
Examples "the tender spot on his jaw" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)`` Bill_White ( sore ankles ) should be ready . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)And he would sleep , sleep , and never think_of roads and horses ' sore haunches , of colonial wars . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (informal) roused to anger
Examples "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" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Kahler continued : `` I fixed his dog the other day and I guess he 's sore , so I expected him to come barging_in '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] causing misery or pain or distress
Synonyms Examples "it was a sore trial to him" "the painful process of growing up" Related terms |
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