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sorely
adverb sore·ly \ˈsȯr-lē\
: very much
Full Definition of SORELY
1
: in a sore manner : painfully
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First Known Use of SORELY
before 12th century
Related to SORELY
- Synonyms
- agonizingly, bitterly, dolefully, dolorously, grievously, hardly, inconsolably, lugubriously, mournfully, painfully, plaintively, regretfully, resentfully, ruefully, sadly, hard, sorrowfully, unhappily, wailfully, woefully, wretchedly
- Antonyms
- blissfully, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously
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