Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.]
         [OE. sor,
   sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG.
         s?r, G. sehr
   very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]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.
 
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   2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily
         pained, grieved, or vexed;
      very susceptible of
         irritation.
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            Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,
            and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
                                                  --Tillotson.
     
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   3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as,
         a sore disease; sore
      evil or calamity. --Shak.
     
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   4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.]
         --Shak.
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   Sore throat (Med.),
         inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
      pharyngitis.
         See Cynanche.

  
         Malignant sore
         throat, {Ulcerated
         sore throat} or Putrid sore throat. See Angina, and
         under Putrid.
     
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