Word Meanings - SORELY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.
Related words: (words related to SORELY)
- AFFLICTIVELY
In an afflictive manner. - SORELY
In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted. - AFFLICTIVE
Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." Pope. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior. - AFFLICTING
Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, adv. - AFFLICTION
1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief. To repay that money will be a biting affliction. Shak. 2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or - AFFLICTIONLESS
Free from affliction. - AFFLICTEDNESS
The state of being afflicted; affliction. Bp. Hall. - MANNERIST
One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism. - MANNERISM
Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural - AFFLICTER
One who afflicts. - MANNERLINESS
The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale. - AFFLICT
deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. 1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. "Reassembling our afflicted powers." Milton. 2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to - MANNERED
1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style - MANNER
manual, skillful, handy, fr. LL. manarius, for L. manuarius 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner - MANNERCHOR
A German men's chorus or singing club. - MANNERLY
Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak. - UNMANNERLY
Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv. - OVERMANNER
In an excessive manner; excessively. Wiclif. - ILL-MANNERED
Impolite; rude. - WELL-MANNERED
Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. Dryden.