/ ˈsɔːli; NAmE ˈsɔːrli/ adverb
seriously; very much :
I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.
If you don't come to the reunion you'll be sorely missed .
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sārlīce (see sore , -ly ).
/ ˈsɔːli; NAmE ˈsɔːrli/ adverb
seriously; very much :
I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.
If you don't come to the reunion you'll be sorely missed .
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sārlīce (see sore , -ly ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005