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1. sorely
adverb. ['ˈsɔrli'] in or as if in pain.
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- sore (English)
- sor (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Sorely
- mcsorley
- whorley
- storlie
- warley
- torley
- thorley
- sorlie
- morley
- gourley
- gorley
- corley
- orly
Sentences with sorely
1. Adverb
You'll be sorely disappointed if you discover that the cabin's scenic balcony lacks a ramp.
Quotes about sorely
1. In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.
- Major Taylor
2. Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.
- Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It
3. I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.
- Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela