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[ adverb ] to a great degree
Examples "I missed him sorely" "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)But as November 1924 drew close the Democratic hierarchy was sorely troubled by grapevine reports that O_'_Banion was being wooed by the opposition , and was meeting and conferring with important Republicans . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Men continuously at the head of growing enterprises can acquire experiences of the most varied , complicated and trying type so that at maturation they have developed the competence and willingness to accept the personal responsibility so sorely needed now . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in or as if in pain
Synonyms Examples "she moved painfully forward" "sorely wounded" Related terms |
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