Sorely Definition & Meaning

sorely
adverb
  1. to a great degree; "I missed him sorely"; "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them"
  2. in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"

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  • "magazine articles by lewis sorely"
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  • "military history writer lewis sorely"
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