[sore] adj sor.er ; sor.est [ME sor, fr. OE sar; akin to OHG ser sore and prob. to OIr saeth distress] (bef. 12c) 1 a: causing pain or distress b: painfully sensitive: tender "~ muscles" c: hurt or inflamed so as to be or seem painful "~ runny eyes" "a dog limping on a ~ leg"
2: attended by difficulties, hardship, or exertion
3: angry, irked "a ~ loser" -- sore.ness n
[2]sore n (bef. 12c) 1: a localized sore spot on the body; esp: one (as an ulcer) with the tissues ruptured or abraded and usu. with infection
2: a source of pain or vexation: affliction [3]sore adv (bef. 12c): sorely