Sore, a. [Compar. Sorer (&?;); superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. sr;
akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s&?;r, G. sehr very, Icel. srr, Sw. sår,
Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.] 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.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make
our minds sore and uneasy.
Tillotson.
3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or
calamity. Shak.