Definitions
Greatly, painfully, or to a serious degree.
Word origin
From Middle English sorely, from Old English sārlīċ (adjective), sārlīċe (adverb); equivalent to sore + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“He said he wanted it [the picture] for his study. I would not let him have it, and he went away sorely puzzled.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Badly”6 letters
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