Definitions for sorely

sorely sore·ly

Spelling: [sawr-lee, sohr-]
IPA: /ˈsɔr li, ˈsoʊr-/

Sorely is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 118 anagrams from letters in sorely (elorsy).

Definitions for sorely

adverb

  1. in a painful manner.
  2. extremely; very:

Origin of sorely

before 900; Middle English sarely, soreli, Old English sārlīce; see sore, -ly

Examples for sorely

sorely distressed, he walked back to his lodgings in Thirty-second Street.

If Karzai thinks his drift towards the Taliban will buy him forgiveness, he is sorely mistaken.

For so many reasons she will be sorely missed, and we can only hope that the next generation produces another Yuri Kochiyama.

Magnificent was the day, indeed, and sorely did La Malne tempt us to a halt.

sorely missed talent, of course, only goes so far in ramping up excitement for a new sitcom.

Such change at the top of the FDNY could dramatically affect a department many accuse of sorely lacking in diversity.

We visited him at Winchester, and found him sorely old and with failing wits.

Many times when I have been in sorely trying situations, the memory of that little one has come into my mind, and has buoyed me.

Edward Gilder did none of these things, though his heart was sorely wounded.

Then she lay down herself on the sofa beside her bed, sorely exhausted.

Word Value for sorely
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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