sorely

«sorely» in Mova's school dictionary: very much or greatly, so that it hurts or matters a lot:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Sorely means very much or greatly, so that it hurts or matters a lot: sorely tempted, sorely puzzled. tree →

sense in the lessons

(formal or old) in stories, a strong feeling such as puzzlement, temptation or sadness is shown by saying «sorely» before the feeling

examples

• The captain of the guard was sorely puzzled. tree →
• I was sorely tempted to eat the last biscuit. tree →
• Her feet were sorely tired after the long walk. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sorely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.