1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2.
2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. 1 Sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden.
SOREDIA
So*re"di*a, n.,
Defn: pl. of Soredium.
SOREDIATE
So*re"di*ate, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Sorediïferous.
SOREDIFEROUS; SOREDIIFEROUS
Sore*dif"er*ous, or Sore*di*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [Soredium + -ferous.]
(Bot.)
Defn: Bearing soredia; sorediate.
SOREDIUM
So*re"di*um, n.; pl. Soredia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.