SORE

I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English sor, from Old English sār; akin to Old High German sēr ~ and probably to Old Irish saeth distress Date: before 12th century 1. causing pain or distress , painfully sensitive ; tender , hurt or inflamed so as to be or seem painful , attended by difficulties, hardship, or exertion, angry , irked , ~ness noun II. noun Date: before 12th century a localized ~ spot on the body, a source of pain or vexation ; affliction , III. adverb Date: before 12th century ~ly