adv
Meaning 1
In a sore or desperate manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sorely
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: sôrʹlē
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General-American: /ˈsɔɹli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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sōrʹlē rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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/ˈso(ː)ɹli/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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/ˈsoəli/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)li
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CMU ARPABET: S AO1 R L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Very, extremely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
to a great degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I missed him sorely
- we were sorely taxed to keep up with them
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in or as if in pain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she moved painfully forward
- sorely wounded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: painfully
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English sorely, from Old English sārlīċ (adjective), sārlīċe (adverb); equivalent to sore + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: глубоко (gluboko) — in a sore or desperate manner
- Russian: тяжко (tjažko) — in a sore or desperate manner
- Russian: очень (očenʹ) — in a sore or desperate manner