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sorely

adv
/ˈsɔɹli/US/ˈsɔːli/UK/ˈso(ː)ɹli/

Etymology

From Middle English sorely, from Old English sārlīċ (adjective), sārlīċe (adverb); equivalent to sore + -ly.

  1. inherited from sārlīċ
  2. inherited from sorely

Definitions

  1. In a sore or desperate manner.

  2. Very, extremely.

    • He said he wanted it [the picture] for his study. I would not let him have it, and he went away sorely puzzled.
    • If Chelsea hoped this blow would have a detrimental effect on Arsenal, they were to be sorely mistaken as the Gunners surged forward after the restart.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sorely. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA