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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [sawr, sohr]
- /sɔr, soʊr/
- /sɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawr, sohr]
- /sɔr, soʊr/
Definitions of sorest word
- adjective sorest physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm. 1
- adjective sorest suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise. 1
- adjective sorest suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: to be sore at heart. 1
- adjective sorest causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow: a sore bereavement. 1
- adjective sorest causing very great suffering, misery, hardship, etc.: sore need. 1
- adjective sorest Informal. annoyed; irritated; offended; angered: He was sore because he had to wait. 1
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Origin of sorest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (adj., noun, and adv.); Old English sār; cognate with Dutch zeer, German sehr, Old Norse sārr
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Parts of speech for Sorest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sorest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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