sorely

English

Etymology

sore +‎ -ly

Adverb

sorely (comparative more sorely, superlative most sorely)

1. In a sore or desperate manner.
   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     If Chelsea hoped this blow would have a detrimental effect on Arsenal, they were to be sorely mistaken as the Gunners surged forward after the restart.

Usage notes

Some verbs commonly collocating with sorely: miss, lack, need

Some adjectives commonly collocating with sorely: tempted, missed

Anagrams

• Roleys, Royles, Sorley

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• sorliche, sarlice, sarrelich, soreli, sær-liche, sarely, serely, sorelyche

Etymology

From Old English sārlīċ; equivalent to sore +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːrliː/, /ˈsɛːrliː/, /ˈsɔːrliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

sorely

1. strongly, forcefully; in a cruel manner.
2. extremely, totally, very; by a lot.
3. (rare) unhappily, glumly, bitterly; in a sad manner.
4. (rare) lamentably, sorrily; in a miserable or sorry manner
5. (rare) While hurt or injured.

Descendants

• English: sorrily

References

• “sōrī̆lī (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.

Adjective

sorely

1. (rare) upset, distressed

References

• “sōrlī (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.