sory

English

Etymology

Latin sory, from Ancient Greek σῶρυ (sôru, “a kind of ore”).

Noun

sory (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, obsolete) green vitriol, or some earth impregnated with it

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for sory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

• Syro-, rosy, roys

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• sori, sari, særi, sorry, soory, sary, sariȝ

Etymology

From Old English sāriġ, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz. Equivalent to sore +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːriː/

Adjective

sory (inflected form sorye, comparative sorier, superlative soriest)

1. sad, sorrowful
   1. painful, distressful
   2. sorry, remorseful, regretful
2. pitiful, downtrodden, dismal:
   1. cheap, low-quality
   2. luckless; cheated by fate
3. iniquitous, malicious; having bad intentions

Derived terms

• sorinesse
• soryly

Descendants

• English: sorry
  • → Scots: sorry, sorra
• Scots: sairy

References

• “sōrī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-09.

Adverb

sory

1. (rare) harshly, intensely; with extreme force
2. (rare) sadly; while upset

References

• “sōrī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-09.