Sore

a.
  1. Reddish brown; sorrel.
  2. Sore falcon . (Zoöl.)
    See Sore, n., 1.

n.
  1. (Zoöl.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

a.
  1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
  2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
  3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
  4. Criminal; wrong; evil.
  5. Sore throat (Med.),
    inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
    Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or Putrid sore throat .
    See Angina, and under Putrid.

n.
  1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.
  2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
  3. Gold sore . (Med.)
    See under Gold, n.

adv.
  1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
  2. Greatly; violently; deeply.