sorely
adverb
sore·ly ˈsȯr-lē 
1
: in a sore manner : painfully
2
: very, extremely
sorely needed changes
Synonyms
- agonizingly
- bitterly
- dolefully
- dolorously
- grievously
- hard
- hardly
- inconsolably
- lugubriously
- mournfully
- painfully
- plaintively
- regretfully
- resentfully
- ruefully
- sadly
- sorrowfully
- unhappily
- wailfully
- woefully
- wretchedly
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Example Sentences
You will be sorely missed. She provided some sorely needed help. The house is sorely in need of paint. He is sorely lacking in social skills.
Recent Examples on the Web The experiment came to rest, sorely bent, against a palm tree, but Miles persisted. 
Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022 All three are considered sorely outdated by modern standards for sports and entertainment venues. al, 12 Sep. 2022 At the very least, Zatko offers the kind of credibility and trustworthiness that Musk, a serial exaggerator trashposter, sorely lacks. Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Latinx are people sorely underrepresented, making up just 6% of the industry. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022 And, at present, the experience of eLearning can be sorely enriched through the appropriate technology. Marc Berman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 This is something that seems sorely absent among conservatives at home in the U.S. WSJ, 21 July 2022 The cellar-dwelling Diamondbacks dodged a sweep the Padres sorely could have used Sunday as mental salve and a springboard into the All-Star break after weeks of struggling. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022 President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are under pressure to enact new policies to ensure US women retain access to abortions, but their options are sorely limited and risk generating new court challenges. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 See More
Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022 All three are considered sorely outdated by modern standards for sports and entertainment venues. al, 12 Sep. 2022 At the very least, Zatko offers the kind of credibility and trustworthiness that Musk, a serial exaggerator trashposter, sorely lacks. Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Latinx are people sorely underrepresented, making up just 6% of the industry. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022 And, at present, the experience of eLearning can be sorely enriched through the appropriate technology. Marc Berman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 This is something that seems sorely absent among conservatives at home in the U.S. WSJ, 21 July 2022 The cellar-dwelling Diamondbacks dodged a sweep the Padres sorely could have used Sunday as mental salve and a springboard into the All-Star break after weeks of struggling. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022 President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are under pressure to enact new policies to ensure US women retain access to abortions, but their options are sorely limited and risk generating new court challenges. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
sorely
adverb
1
as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed Synonyms & Similar Words
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- sadly
- bitterly
- sorrowfully
- painfully
- woefully
- grievously
- regretfully
- severely
- mournfully
- unhappily
- hard
- harshly
- sharply
- wretchedly
- wailfully
- inconsolably
- dolefully
- agonizingly
- resentfully
- ruefully
- plaintively
- dolorously
- lugubriously
- miserably
- hardly
- abjectly
- dismally
- acutely
- despairingly
- cheerlessly
- disconsolately
- distressfully
- dispiritedly
- dejectedly
- distressingly
- keenly
- downheartedly
- forlornly
- drearily
- ill
- despondently
- cruelly
- morosely
- dourly
- pessimistically
- darkly
- glumly
- sullenly
- poignantly
- joylessly
- gloomily
- somberly
- hurtfully
- crestfallenly
- mirthlessly
- blackly
- piercingly
- rancorously
- low-spiritedly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gladly
- happily
- blissfully
- joyfully
- joyously
- cheerfully
- rejoicingly
- easily
- delightedly
- gleefully
- lightly
- mirthfully
- merrily
- cheerily
- well
- lightheartedly
- sunnily
- blithely
- casually
- gayly
- indifferently
- gaily
- stoically
- calmly
- favorably
- nonchalantly
- unconcernedly
- dispassionately
- blithesomely
- impassively
- good-naturedly
2
as in terribly
to a great degree completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat Synonyms & Similar Words
- terribly
- severely
- extremely
- desperately
- badly
- incredibly
- too
- very
- damned
- highly
- damn
- so
- really
- greatly
- that
- seriously
- heavily
- far
- intensely
- especially
- wildly
- super
- much
- jolly
- mortally
- awfully
- absolutely
- particularly
- mighty
- most
- full
- exceptionally
- vitally
- real
- hugely
- totally
- exceedingly
- fiercely
- sore
- utterly
- immensely
- specially
- awful
- supremely
- fantastically
- exceeding
- fabulously
- thoroughly
- wicked
- majorly
- extra
- frightfully
- filthy
- such
- dang
- completely
- vastly
- deeply
- good and
- achingly
- eminently
- uncommonly
- passing
- stinking
- enormously
- mightily
- deadly
- positively
- a lot
- surpassingly
- unco
- way
- remarkably
- almighty
- rattling
- bone
- colossally
- cracking
- ever
- whacking
- significantly
- archly
- beastly
- roaring
- entirely
- thumping
- noticeably
- visibly
- monstrous
- roaringly
- wholly
- profoundly
- spanking
- obviously
- considerably
- fully
- blisteringly
- corking
- right
- downright
- radically
- notably
- as all get-out
- extensively
- substantially
- palpably
- markedly
- plainly
- monumentally
- purely
- appreciably
- flat-out
- abundantly
- plentifully
- altogether
- discernibly
- excessively
- astonishingly
- obscenely
- amazingly
- monstrously
- grandly
- astronomically
- overmuch
- staggeringly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- somewhat
- slightly
- little
- just
- scarcely
- nominally
- negligibly
- hardly
- marginally
- barely
- minimally
- scantily
- meagerly