sore
/sɔː/
noun
Meaning
An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
"They put ointment and a bandage on the sore."
Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
verb
Meaning
To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
adjective
Meaning
Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
"Her feet were sore from walking so far."
Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
Dire; distressing.
"The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood."
Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
"Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers."
Criminal; wrong; evil.
adverb
Meaning
Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
Sorely.