English Dictionary: sore throat | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[be]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s[?]r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[be]rr, Sw. s[86]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. {Sorry}.] 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. 2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. --Tillotson. 3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. --Shak. 4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak. {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}. {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} [or] {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See {Angina}, and under {Putrid}. |