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sore·ly

(sôr′lē)

adv.

1. Painfully; grievously.

2. Extremely; greatly: Their skills were sorely needed.

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sorely

(ˈsɔːlɪ)

adv

1. painfully or grievously: sorely wounded.

2. pressingly or greatly: to be sorely taxed; he will be sorely missed.

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sore•ly

(ˈsɔr li, ˈsoʊr-)

adv.

1. in a painful manner.

2. extremely; very: I was sorely tempted to complain.

[before 900]

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Adv.	1.	sorely - to a great degree; "I missed him sorely"; "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them"
	2.	sorely - in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" painfully

Translations

جِدا، إلى حَدٍّ بَعيد، بصورةٍ حادَّه

akutnětěžce

arg zutiefst

gravement péniblement

sárlega

assai

sårt

pek çok

疼痛地

sorely

[ˈsɔːlɪ] ADV (= very) → muy; (= much) → mucho; (= deeply) → profundamente; (= seriously) → seriamente
I am sorely tempted → estoy muy tentado
I am sorely tempted to dismiss him → casi estoy por despedirlo
he has been sorely tried → ha tenido que aguantar muchísimo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sorely

[ˈsɔː^rli] adv

(= very) [disappointed, missed] → amèrement

(= very much) to be sorely needed → manquer cruellement
to be sorely in need of sth → manquer cruellement de qch
to be sorely tempted to do sth → mourir d'envie de faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sorely

adv tempted → sehr, arg (S Ger, Aus, Sw); needed → dringend; missed → schmerzlich; (liter) afflicted, troubled, offended → zutiefst; wounded → schwer; he has been sorely tested or tried → seine Geduld wurde auf eine sehr harte Probe gestellt; to be sorely lacking → bedauerlicherweise fehlen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sorely

[ˈsɔːlɪ] adv (tempted) → fortemente; (regretted) → amaramente
it is sorely needed → ce n'è un estremo bisogno
she is sorely missed by her family → la sua famiglia sente molto la sua mancanza
he has been sorely tried (frm) → è stato duramente provato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sore

(soː) adjective

1. painful. My leg is very sore; I have a sore leg.

2. suffering pain. I am still a bit sore after my operation.

3. (American) irritated, annoyed or offended. He is still sore about what happened.

noun

a painful, injured or diseased spot on the skin. His hands were covered with horrible sores.

ˈsorely adverb

badly; acutely.

ˈsoreness noun

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For I dream I know not how, And my soul is sorely shaken Lest an evil step be taken, - Lest the dead who is forsaken May not be happy now.

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If I thus seem to cry out as one hurt, please remember that I have been sorely bruised and that I do dislike the thought that any son or daughter of mine or yours should be similarly bruised.

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For in seeing the sufferer suffering--thereof was I ashamed on account of his shame; and in helping him, sorely did I wound his pride.

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Forlorn and disowned, sorely tried and sadly changed--her beauty faded, her mind clouded--robbed of her station in the world, of her place among living creatures--the devotion I had promised, the devotion of my whole heart and soul and strength, might be laid blamelessly now at those dear feet.

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Having set his mind fixedly on the project of breaking up the establishment at Astoria, in the current year, M'Dougal was sorely disappointed at finding that Messrs.

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Then she grieved sorely at her misfortune, and said she would give him all the wealth of the kingdom if he would let her off, but in vain; till at last her tears softened him, and he said, 'I will give you three days' grace, and if during that time you tell me my name, you shall keep your child.'

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Boxtel, quite overcome by his frenzy, fell from the stone upon some Orangemen, who, like him, were sorely vexed at the turn which affairs had taken.

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The patience of the members of the Gun Club was sorely tried during this period of time.

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The same thought was uppermost in both, that we were near the time of our parting; and remembrance of all the bygone days sate upon us sorely. We talked indeed of what should be done; and it was resolved that Alan should keep to the county, biding now here, now there, but coming once in the day to a particular place where I might be able to communicate with him, either in my own person or by messenger.

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And yet, perhaps the chief spoke of some other Mopo, for the name was not my own only--in truth, Chaka had killed a chief of that name at the great mourning, because he said that two Mopos in the land were one too many, and that though this Mopo wept sorely when the tears of others were dry.

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The blinded oxen, over-goaded, over-driven, never guided, run into wrong places and are beaten out, and plunge red- eyed and foaming at stone walls, and often sorely hurt the innocent, and often sorely hurt themselves.