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sorely

[sawr-lee, sohr-]

adverb

  1. in a painful manner.

  2. extremely; very.

    I was sorely tempted to report him.



sorely

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adverb

  1. painfully or grievously

    sorely wounded

  2. pressingly or greatly

    to be sorely taxed

    he will be sorely missed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorely1

before 900; Middle English sarely, soreli, Old English ī; sore, -ly
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It was a sight the struggling Dodgers had come to sorely miss.

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Even in treating dark-skinned people, she found aesthetician school to be sorely lacking in offering knowledge.

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“Sable will continue to aggressively defend our vested rights to pursue low carbon California oil and natural gas sorely needed to stabilize supply and lower consumer gasoline prices.”

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The big studios don't pick-up Marathi projects without an "obvious commercial appeal", which means an ecosystem supportive of experimental artistic voices is sorely lacking, she adds.

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If Blake Lively thought for a moment that donuts would help her gain a much-needed tactical victory, she sorely miscalculated.

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