sorely Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb to a great degree
- I missed him sorely
- we were sorely taxed to keep up with them
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adverb in or as if in pain
painfully.
- she moved painfully forward
- sorely wounded
WordNet
Sore"ly adverb
Definitions
In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be .sorely afflicted