sorely

/'sɔ:li/

Thân thiện

I missed him sorely after he moved away.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To a great or extreme degree; very much; greatly: Used to intensify the feeling of need, want, or the severity of a situation.
   • (Archaic) In a painful manner; painfully: Describing something done with or causing physical or mental pain.

Usage

• Sorely is used to modify verbs (especially verbs of feeling or needing) or past participles used adjectivally to indicate a high degree or intensity.
• It often appears in formal or literary contexts to express a strong, sometimes urgent, sense of lack or regret.

Examples

• Modifying a verb of need/want:
  • The charity is sorely in need of donations. (The charity is extremely in need of donations.)
  • I sorely miss the quiet of the countryside. (I miss the quiet of the countryside very much.)
• Modifying a past participle/adjective:
  • His advice was sorely missed after he left. (His advice was greatly missed after he left.)
  • The team was sorely tested during the final match. (The team was severely tested during the final match.)
• (Archaic) In a painful manner:
  • The knight was sorely wounded in battle. (The knight was painfully/gravely wounded in battle.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sorely tempted": Very strongly tempted.
  • I was sorely tempted to eat the last piece of cake.
• "Sorely lacking": Being absent or deficient to a very noticeable and problematic degree.
  • The report is sorely lacking in concrete evidence.

Variants and Related Words

• Sore (adjective): Painful or aching (e.g., ); (informal) upset or annoyed (e.g., ).
• Soreness (noun): The state of being sore.

Synonyms

• Greatly
• Badly
• Severely
• Acutely
• Desperately (in contexts of need)

Antonyms

• Slightly
• Barely
• Hardly

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Sorely pressed: Under severe pressure or difficulty.
  • The defenders were sorely pressed by the constant attacks.
• A sore point/subject: A topic that causes annoyance or distress.
  • His failed exam is a sore point, so don't mention it. (Note: This idiom uses the adjective 'sore', not the adverb 'sorely').

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in or as if in pain
   • she moved painfully forward
   • sorely wounded
2. to a great degree
   • I missed him sorely
   • we were sorely taxed to keep up with them

Từ đồng nghĩa

• painfully