1. (n.) Reddish brown; sorrel.

2. (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

3. (n.) A young buck in the fourth year.

4. (superl.) Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.

5. (superl.) Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.

6. (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.

7. (superl.) Criminal; wrong; evil.

8. (n.) 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.

9. (a.) Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.

10. (a.) In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.

11. (a.) Greatly; violently; deeply.

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