SORE

Definitions for the word, sore

(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.) Greatly; violently; deeply.

(a.) In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.

(n.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

(n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

(n.) Reddish brown; sorrel.

(superl.) Criminal; wrong; evil.

(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.) Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.