sorely

English

Etymology

From Middle English sorely, from Old English sārlīċ (adjective), sārlīċe (adverb); equivalent to sore +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: sôrʹlē, IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɹli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: sōrʹlē, IPA^(key): /ˈso(ː)ɹli/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈsoəli/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)li

Adverb

sorely (comparative more sorely, superlative most sorely)

1. In a sore or desperate manner.
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Mist:

     He said he wanted it [the picture] for his study. I would not let him have it, and he went away sorely puzzled.

   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     If Chelsea hoped this blow would have a detrimental effect on Arsenal, they were to be sorely mistaken as the Gunners surged forward after the restart.

Collocations

Some verbs commonly collocating with sorely:

• sorely miss
• sorely lack
• sorely need

Some adjectives commonly collocating with sorely:

• sorely tempted
• sorely missed

Anagrams

• Roleys, Royles, Sorley

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sorliche, sarlice, sarrelich, soreli, sær-liche, sarely, serely, sorelyche

Etymology

From Old English sārlīċe; equivalent to sore +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːrliː/, /ˈsɛːrliː/, /ˈsɔːrliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

sorely

1. strongly, forcefully; in a cruel manner.
2. extremely, totally, very; by a lot.
3. (rare) unhappily, glumly, bitterly; in a sad manner.
4. (rare) lamentably, sorrily; in a miserable or sorry manner
5. (rare) While hurt or injured.

Descendants

• English: sorely

References

• “sōrlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.