Sore
/sɔː/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:4 pts4 letters
Definition of Sore
noun
- An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
"They put ointment and a bandage on the sore."
- Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
adjective
- 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.
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